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April 22, 2008 Volume 65 |
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| RSI procedure gets low level of oversight in Texas  |
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An investigation found that at least two people in Texas have died and another has become permanently disabled after being deprived of oxygen during Rapid Sequence Intubation.The incidents, detailed in court records stemming from lawsuits filed by the patients' families, show the harrowing downside of the procedure, which requires endotracheal intubation, a difficult skill under any circumstance ... Full Story Related Resources: Read full coverage of the RSI controversy
TALK BACK: Should paramedics be allowed to RSI?
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| It All Makes Sense | |
| The Valsalva Maneuver | |
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By Joseph Mistovich, EMS1.com Columnist |
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EMS crews often discuss the call where a patient is found on the toilet after suffering a syncopal episode while having a bowel movement. Interestingly, the act of defecation often involves involuntary use of the Valsalva during evacuation of the colon. A hemodynamically stable patient who presents in a regular narrow-complex tachycardia with a ventricular rate greater than 150 bpm may be instructed by the EMS crew to perform a Valsalva maneuver ... Full Column |
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| From the J&B Archives | |
| Practice 12-Lead ECG #1 | |
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 Take a look at the ECG and try to figure out what is going on with the P waves. Have you isolated the P waves? Have you looked at them closely in all leads? Do you remember the leads in which the P wave is supposed to be positive, and the one in which it should be negative? ... Full Case |
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Press Release: Cancer Foundation and MagneGrip Join Forces [MagneGrip] Prescription drug thefts part of Fla. Fire/EMS investigation [Charlotte County, Fla.] Canadian study claims advanced EMS care not best in trauma cases [Ottawa, Ontario] Okla. faces a statewide shortage of rural ambulance services [Oklaholma City, Okla.] Related Article: Rural emergency care in Okla. in crisisChild injured after being struck by ambulance in Ill. [Springfield, Ill.]
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Press Release: Sign up for the Watershed Newsletter [Watershed Newsletter] Ambulance, semitrailer collide in Neb.; 5 injured [Grand Island, Neb.] Fla. medics use cell phones to transmit EKGs to hospitals [Boca Raton, Fla.] Related Resource: Visit the Communications product section at EMS1
Mo. paramedic killed in skydiving plane crash [Cass County, Mo.] N.Y. dept chief seeks employee diversity [Albany, N.Y.]
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| "In my home state of VT, the majority of fire and EMS worked on VHF high with usually one repeater. This gave most departments good to great coverage. Our police departments were usually on UHF and normally had very poor coverage, even with a repeater or two. Here in PA fire and EMS are on VHF low freq which works okay in the rural areas, but not so hot in the city. The portables are so large that no one carries them (at least in EMS)." — Grnresqjeep |
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