EMS Capnography News & Articles

• Webinar: From Patient Zero to present: Combatting a national outbreak with a data-driven approach

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  A firsthand perspective on COVID-19 in EMS and fire and how data can help shape your agency's response

• A delicate balance: Understanding acid-base issues in EMS patients

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  A basic understanding of how acid-base imbalances can affect the patient's presentation can help make sense of conflicting symptoms

• Drowning patient resuscitation and monitoring

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  Use capnography to guide oxygenation and ventilation derangements in drowning patients

• EMS use of CPAP for respiratory emergencies

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  CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care

• This vital sign is still underutilized, but that’s going to change soon

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  Use of capnography is charging ahead for more accurate prehospital diagnoses and care

• COPD exacerbation: 5 things EMS providers need to know

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  Understand how monitoring tools can be used to guide treatment for COPD exacerbations

• On-Demand Webinar: An evidence-based approach for how to manage burnout and stress for EMS professionals

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  Understand causes and learn techniques to manage stress for on the job or at home

• Single pressure CPAP vs. bilevel pressure CPAP: The rest of the story

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  Understanding the pathophysiology of difficulty breathing and different methods of delivering airway pressure

• 5 things to know about capnography

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  Understand the importance of monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide and the valuable information it provides for patient assessment and treatment

• Tension Pneumothorax: Identification and treatment

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  Tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that can occur with chest trauma and is more likely to happen with trauma involving an opening in the chest wall

• Hyperoxia: Too much of a good thing

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  Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration

• Webinar: An evidence-based approach for how to manage burnout and stress for EMS professionals

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  Understand causes and learn techniques to manage stress for on the job or at home

• 'Do it for Drew' by checking and rechecking tube placement

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  The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the 'Do It For Drew' foundation to prevent another tragic death

• Treat the monitor, not just the patient

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  In some cases, our medical monitoring equipment alert is the precursor to a rapidly deteriorating patient who appears normal

• Are your patient’s lungs in compliance? What EMS providers can do to help patients breathe better

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  Learn how pulmonary compliance can be achieved

• Drowning: The danger of dihydrogen oxide

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  Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest

• Quick Take: Capnography in EMS: Tube verification is only the beginning

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  Robert Murray Jr, NRP, MS, shares the components of a waveform and common capnography pitfalls

• Video: How to properly don and doff PPE on COVID-19 calls

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  Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue releases video detailing steps for proper PPE use

• Troubleshooting common capnography challenges: 3 tips for better results

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  Following these capnography hacks will help set your care apart

• Quick Take: Airway management lessons learned for COVID-19 patients

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  EMS grand rounds presentation focuses on proper PPE, endotracheal intubation and infection control

• Airway management adjustments in the era of COVID-19

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  Preventing aerosol-generating procedures while treating prehospital COVID-19 patients

• Coronavirus: A great opportunity for EMS

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  In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the hype around the Wuhan coronavirus and the responsibility of EMS providers to educate the community on public health concerns

• The "great debate" of field intubation

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  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

• NAEMSP 2020 Quick Take: The Great Airway Debate

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  3 EMS physicians highlight the challenges that prevent a consensus on endotracheal intubation across EMS systems and the importance of case review

• DKA and sepsis capnography applications

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  In this episode, our co-hosts welcome Medtronic's Holly Stewart, who explains the history of capnography and offers insight into its use for DKA and sepsis monitoring

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