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If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation
Preparing for the most stressful call you can receive: pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest
Christopher Ward began vomiting, passing out and stopped breathing
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
How to protect yourself and your patients, and take action
Campers at four sites in the San Juan National Forest complained of wheezing, nausea and throat and nose irritation
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
To conserve supplies while providing patient relief, a pulmonary expert suggests using a spacer device connected to an inhaler instead of a nebulizer
A Charlotte Fire crew, not EMS, was dispatched after police first called for help; once on scene, firefighters called Medic to treat Jovontay Williams, who later died
The department dismissed Dakota Ibrahim and suspended Joseph Schultz; Leonardo Guerrero died after being strapped to a stretcher in an ambulance
Among reported cases, over half of the children were toddlers; symptoms include drowsiness, breathing problems, fast heart rate and vomiting
EMS providers treated middle school children with difficulty breathing after eating spicy tortilla chips
It’s not all about breathing rates: hypercapnia risk factors and complications
The respirators will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers throughout the country
When a patient says “I can’t breathe” or “I’m going to die,” you better listen
In this eBook, learn about optimal patient positioning, securing an airway with facial trauma involvement and the benefits of the bougie in airway management
There was a lot to talk about last year, so don’t miss these must-listen episodes for a second time
The employee said Timesha Beauchamp was breathing and her tongue was moving when she was found alive after being declared dead
Prehospital caveats for non-invasive and invasive airway management as we learn more about the pathophysiology of COVID-19
Ask the right questions, watch for symptoms that could point to bronchiolitis over pediatric asthma and treat accordingly
In this episode, learn the 5 emergent conditions that will kill patients experiencing shortness of breath, and how to use ETCO2 to develop a differential
EMS providers know positional asphyxiation can kill, and have a professional and moral obligation to object to it
Controlling the airway is the single most important prehospital intervention
The large rig has the capacity to carry more oxygen and can also serve as a bariatric truck
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the pros and cons of intubation in the field and if it’s time to end the practice
Austin Travis County Deputy Medical Director, Dr. Jason Pickett and Ginger Locke discuss the care of patients with a chief complaint of shortness of breath
Unrecognized esophageal intubation has occurred in Rhode Island at least 11 times in the last three years, according to a report by The Public’s Radio
A hazmat team responded to the restaurant Thursday night after fumes from a cleaning product began causing nausea and breathing problems