Friday Night Lights: Shift 1 – Balloons Under Water
You just finished an uninterrupted meal when you’re dispatched to a house in town for an 88-year-old male with trouble breathing.
Demystifying Ventilator Modes: It’s Not That Complicated! Part 2
Understanding acronyms and how they describe modes is essential when managing a mechanically ventilated patient.
A Review of NAEMSP’s Position Statement on Prehospital Manual Ventilation
Jason Haag provides a summary of prehospital manual ventilation recommendations from the NAEMSP and published in Prehospital Emergency Care.
Our Life Force, the Breath! A BiPAP Story.
While ventilators and BiPAP machines are physical tools, empathy and effective communication are intuitive and emotional tools which help sustain life.
Drowning: The Silent Death
Drowning has become a major public health problem. It is the third-leading cause of unintentional injury and death worldwide.
Grabbing Life by the Handles: Optimal Utilization of Magill Forceps
The authors provide a stepping-stone for clinicians to assess their use of Magill forceps.
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