Remember Two Things

Learn 2 quick tips for performing a physical examination

BVM is hard, and unless you have a perfect technique, it's going to be difficult to get the volume of air you need into the patient without a nasopharyngeal airway

Steve Whitehead offers advice on handling violent patients.

This video, originally posted on Oct. 3, 2013, has been updated. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead describes how emergency service providers can quickly make the call to apply a tourniquet and techniques for getting it on the patient faster. 

In this episode, Steve Whitehead discusses two important strategies to prevent delays while delivering compressions in an extended emergency situation. 

In this episode, Steve Whitehead details two additional uses for the nasal cannula that many providers may not use while engaged in patient care. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead describes two of the most common errors when applying tourniquets and how to avoid them. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead offers tips to preventing pediatric drug miscalculation errors while attending to to your smallest patients. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead explains two priorities staging managers should keep in mind for a smoother process on scene. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead details two common mistakes made by EMS providers when using a manual defibrillator, and two techniques to up your skill level. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead discusses the complexity of radio communications at large scale incidents and the importance of efficiency. 

In this episode of Remember 2 Things, columnist Steve Whitehead offers two ways capnography can be helpful in treating patients with head injuries or who present as septic. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead offers tips for pleural decompression. 

In this episode of Remember 2 Things, Steve Whitehead offers two suggestions for hands-off-the-chest time during AED use. 

In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead discusses two strategies EMS providers should employ when they arrive at intersections.