Supraglottic Airways: A Look From Above
This article serves to provide a comprehensive overview of many of the current SGAs available on the market to allow an EMS system to review and possibly adopt into their system.
NJ Police Officers Revive Infant Who Had Stopped Breathing
A two-month-old infant is in stable condition Sunday after being revived by a pair of police officers after the baby had stopped breathing.
How CPAP Makes a Difference
Continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) is making big waves in EMS right now. How exactly does it work?
Bellingham City (WA) Approves Settlement of Claim by Daughter of Intubated Dead Man
A majority of the Bellingham City Council voted Monday night to authorize the mayor to settle a claim for damages filed with the city by a daughter of the deceased man Bellingham Fire Department employees practiced performing endotracheal intubations on in summer 2018.
Advanced Airway Choice in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Can the i-gel® Make a Difference in Patient Survival?
This study investigates the transition from endotracheal intubation to the i-gel® supraglottic airway and the resulting out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival.
Introduction to the High-Flow Nasal Cannula
The COVID pandemic has focused new attention on the value of the high-flow nasal cannula.
Decreasing COVID-19 Patient Risk and Improving Operator Safety with the AIROD® During Endotracheal Intubation
A case series of first-attempt intubations using the AIROD®, a single-use telescopic bougie, when intubating COVID-19 patients.
Keep the PEEP with SOKET!
To create a standardized approach for understanding the fundamentals of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), the authors have developed the acronym “SOKET” for EMS clinicians at both the BLS and ALS level to remember the core principles of implementing PEEP in their practice.
Cigarette Smoke Can Reprogram Cells in Your Airways, Causing COPD to Hang On after Smoking Ends
Though cigarette smoking rates are declining in the United States, they are increasing in many other countries, making COPD a global health issue.
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.
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