EMS Capnography News & Articles

Misconceptions about airway management and the industry gold standard

Our co-hosts discuss airway management and its important role in EMS, including common misconceptions and the standard all providers should strive for

Improve endotracheal intubation with First and TEN approach

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The "set-up, size-up, scope, secure" mindset of the 1st and TEN approach to intubation may help improve first-pass success

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

On-Demand Webinar: Let’s Talk Real Numbers: Combatting EMS Burnout and Turnover

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With turnover among EMS hovering at 25% per year and costing more than $7700 per paramedic, data-driven strategies can help you improve employee retention.

Quiz: Capnography waveform basics

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Test your knowledge on hyperventilation, hypoventilation and reactive airway disease capnography waveforms

On-Demand Webinar: Plan C: Navigating the difficult airway

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Airway management guru Kelly Grayson on when and how to escalate to a more invasive and secure airway, and when to elevate care

How to improve sepsis care with better EMS education

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EMS educators can improve sepsis patient outcomes by ensuring EMTs and paramedics have knowledge appropriate and impactful training

5 things EMS providers need to know about opioid overdose and respiratory compromise

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EMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses

3 things paramedics need to know about respiratory compromise, pneumonia and sepsis

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Recognize the signs and symptoms of pneumonia and understand how capnography can be used to guide treatment for pneumonia and sepsis.

How to treat sudden cardiac arrest, opioid overdose

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An unconscious patient, with absent or ineffective breathing, may be in sudden cardiac arrest or have overdosed on an opioid; here's how to assess and treat the patient

5 things to know about capnography and respiratory distress

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Understand how monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide helps assess and treat a patient in respiratory distress

Traumatic brain injury: 10 things you need to know to save lives

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Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with traumatic brain injury saves lives, here’s how

EMS assessment and treatment of asthma: 5 things to know

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Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications

ETCO2: Back to the basics

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We are limited on the amount of objective information available during prehospital care; don’t ignore this vital piece of the puzzle

5 things to know about endotracheal intubation

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From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future

The science driving BLS CPR recommendations

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AHA CPR Guidelines 2020 continue to emphasize early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt CPR beginning with chest compressions provides the best chances for survival

Reimagining Resuscitation - Episode 4: Expanded use of EtCO2

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Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions

What impacts the outcomes in drowning cases?

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UCSF-Fresno emergency medicine physicians highlight the most important aspects of treating submersion injuries

Back to the basics: CHF vs. chronic bronchitis

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Though their chief complaint of shortness of breath is the same, these patients develop dyspnea by different means

Reimagining Resuscitation - Episode 3: Reproducible results

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Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR

Bolus dose nitroglycerin for hypertensive acute pulmonary edema

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Dr. Casey Patrick and Mike Perlmutter discuss their experiences with implementing IV high-dose bolus NTG in APE patients

5 steps to delivering high-quality CPR

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Make sure each of your service’s cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice

EtCO2 monitoring: You’re doing the right thing

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Amid protocol changes and airway/respiratory procedure modifications due to COVID-19, it’s comforting to know that when it comes to EtCO2 monitoring, you don’t need to change anything