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Ventilation Strategies for the Hemodynamically Fragile
Ventilation strategies in prehospital care must balance both pathology and physiology.
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Here’s how the five W’s—who, what, when, where, and why—can guide airway management decisions in critical emergencies.
Lt. Stephen Wilcox examines the task, tactics and techniques for basic and advanced airway management.
Learn to interpret patient descriptions, understand underlying physiology and differentiate causes beyond simple "shortness of breath."
Chaos in airway management may cause more harm than good. The PACE Plan can help.
“The streets are nothing like the sheets, just memorize the sheets to get through the test.”
Treating patients on mechanical ventilators requires the ability to apply different strategies for different types of patients.
This is how end-tidal capnography can help us identify underlying problem with patients.
The ability to perform the ABCs continues to be a standard of practice.
There are better ways to confirm that an endotracheal tube is in the right place.
eFONA is a risky but straightforward procedure. The key is timely decision-making and proper technique.
EMS education often overlooks how thoracic negative pressure during inhalation significantly aids blood return to the heart.
Although the reported symptom was difficulty breathing, the issue may not always stem from the respiratory system itself.
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