Skillful airway management is often 1st step in successful resuscitation of compromised patient ...
Early effective ventilation may be more important for these patients than for adult victims of cardiac arrest ...
CPAP should be classified as non-invasive therapy and be entirely suitable for use by EMTs and first responders ...
Airway management is not any single therapy — it is a clinical objective. Anyone interested in better airway management masters the basics while continuing to learn new ...
EMS technology is ever-evolving, especially when it comes to airway management. We asked our Facebook community to engage in a little crystal-balling and tell us what they see as ...
In early May of 2012, EMS1 conducted a survey on first responders’ use of Airway Management tools. They represent a poll of 203 Emergency Medical Responders, Emergency ...
By Jeff Birrer, EMT-P Over the past 25 years of EMS, we've seen an amazing proliferation of devices and techniques to control a patient's airway for the purpose of ...
Our current EMS challenges are finding the combination of equipment and procedures that will work in struggling patients who still have muscle tone, usually have a full stomach and ...
Airway management is obviously a pretty broad area. But let's begin by discussing the current state of the market. To narrow it down a little, let's focus specifically on ...
His name was Frankie Maryland, and he was 25 years old when we first met. He still comes around to visit me occasionally, usually when I'm feeling pretty cocky. He reminds me ...
Today, two different types of disposable laryngoscope blades exist: conventional disposables and fiber optic disposables. Conventional blades transmit power from a battery handle ...
If you don’t get a good initial direct view, use the screen on the VuStik handpiece to help you find your target ...
We should all be taking our state EMS officials to task over outdated and overly restrictive protocols ...
The Baltimore Convention Center exhibit area was on fire with some incredible new advancements in EMS technology on display for EMS Today 2012. Many great new products were ...
By Anne Neville The Buffalo News BUFFALO, N.Y. — Animals pulled from burning houses in Tonawanda and Kenmore now have a better chance at survival, thanks to Project Breathe. ...
The Dual-Air from NuZone Medical is an innovative oropharyngeal airway. A set of three can replace a whole kit of Berman or Hudson style OPAs. It comes in both adult and pediatric ...
EMS Today 2012 in Baltimore this weekend was an astounding event. More than two dozen brand new products and companies were exhibiting. This was the 30th year of EMS Today, and ...
A new disposable CPAP type device was introduced at EMS Today in Baltimore. The Rescuer Emergency CPAP from BLS Systems offers a combination of features we have not seen before. It ...
There is no "I" in intubation. Whoa, wait a minute. I guess there is an "I" in intubation. What I should have said was, "There is no "I" in ...
By Hillary Matheson Daily Inter LakeCOLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — "Miraculous" is how Columbia Falls High School nurse Cathy Dragonfly described the first breath taken by ...
