Asthma: Pathophysiology and Prehospital Management
Asthma is a serious life-threating condition that can present benignly one minute and turn into respiratory failure in a heartbeat.
Wildfire Smoke in the U.S. Exposes Millions to Hazardous Pollution
Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West Coast have exposed millions of people to hazardous pollution levels.
Increasing Intubation First-Attempt Success Rates in Patients of All Ages
Reported first-attempt success rates are only between 20% and 73%, and those with the least experience have the lowest success rates, writes Eric Rottenberg.
A First in Nepal: A Patient Intubated Inside a Fixed-Wing Aircraft
The mission was to bring a 47-year-old male patient from Biratnagar to the Hospital for Advanced Medicine and Surgery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Essentials of BiPAP
This article reviews the essentials of BiPAP, how it differs from CPAP, and summarizes potential advantages and disadvantages.
Prehospital Critical Care for COVID-19 Patients
Patients suffering from infection with SARS-CoV-2 are particularly prone to the development of serious respiratory complications.
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