Medical Monitoring
The Medical Monitoring topic contains news and information about medical monitoring, outlines the current trends and what the future may hold for EMS providers.
Hyperventilation syndrome, often triggered by anxiety, presents unique challenges in EMS care. Understanding its nuances is crucial for effective assessment and management.
Diabetic ketoacidosis calls are rising — are your skills ready for the spike?
Use this method to identify landmarks as an alternative to the sternal notch placement of electrodes for acquiring a 12-lead ECG
EMS can determine when to administer nitroglycerine by utilizing the Lifepak 15 – placing EKG electrodes on the wrists and ankles in anticipation of running a full 12-lead EKG
Retirement is great; retirement with pain and disability is not — here’s how to stay healthier and happier
EMS1 readers share their ideas
The EMS industry needs its own Steve Jobs
There’s been many developments over the years and this creates a gaze into a collective crystal ball for what the future might bring
Understanding the differences can lead to more precise prehospital treatment of patients with diabetes
This medication is notorious as a street drug and with good reason
The process should start with asking three fundamental questions
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
CPAP for emergency management of congestive heart failure and other respiratory emergencies has become the standard of care
12-lead EKG assessment is a critical diagnostic aid for patients with chest pain and other complaints associated with myocardial infarction
The drug we use most often in EMS can cause harm if we give it without good reason
Hypothermic trauma patients are less likely to survive their injuries, when compared to similar patients who are normothermic
A-Fib is the most common cardiac rhythm disturbance and failing to treat it properly could result in a stroke
What does vitamin B1 deficiency mean in the prehospital environment?
Understand the components, indications and patient management considerations for circulatory support systems
Patient with history of CABG has tachyarrhythmia and elevated troponin and wants to leave the hospital against medical advice
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has tachyarrhythmia, an abnormal EKG and elevated troponin?
Understand the four phases of the Valsalva effect and how those phases effect a stable supraventricular tachycardia
Use the AEIOU TIPS mnemonic, along with 12-lead EKG interpretation, to identify possible causes of reduced level of consciousness
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who had a headache the night before and now has a GCS of 9?
Patient with a 3rd degree AV block needs rapid assessment and treatment to prevent deterioration in her clinical status
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who has a heart rate in 30s and needs a ride to her cardiologist’s office?
A combination of history findings, scene clues and EKG interpretation skills help paramedics quickly identify a TCA overdose
The signs and symptoms are due to an activated sympathetic nervous system
What’s your assessment and care for a suicidal patient who has ingested a mix of alcohol and medications?
This case illustrates the EKG changes from hyperkalemia secondary to missing dialysis
What’s your assessment and care for a patient with history of renal insufficiency and who is not feeling well?
