Waveform Assessment & High ETCO2
Capnography is the only tool in the universe that is non-invasive, in real time and simultaneously assesses a patient’s airway patency, quality of breathing, perfusion/shock status and metabolic state. How does it work? What does the waveform tell you vs....Pulse Oximetry, ETCO2 and PaCO2
While quantitative waveform capnography and pulse oximetry are both infrared technologies and may seem like similar measurements, they assess very different things. Capnography is a direct measurement of ventilation and, indirectly, circulatory and metabolic...About Troy Valente
Troy Valente (pronounced “va-len-tee”) was born and raised in California and has lived in Northern Colorado since 2001 with his wife (a NICU nurse) and 2 kids. Troy started his EMS career in 2002 becoming a paramedic in 2006. Prior to...
Pediatric BIPAP
Deployment of CPAP and BIPAP in EMS has evolved over the last decade and is arguably first line intervention for acute respiratory distress for multiple adult populations. Despite these advances, we have left children behind for no reason. Pediatric patients are well...New Protocol in Treating Sick Patients in Pennsylvania
CARLISLE, Pa. – New guidelines are now in effect that requires EMS crews to stay on scene longer for patients who are critically ill.
A Systematic Approach to Capnography Waveforms
Capnography was first proposed for use in the operating room in 1978 and has since become the standard of care for monitoring ventilation.1 Capnography is rapidly growing in use for intubated and non-intubated applications across hospital environments including the...
Video: Waveform Capnography
In this video, Mike McEvoy has a primer on basic waveform capnography, using a device to measure a patient’s exhaled carbon dioxide levels.
Report: Boom in Overdose-Reversing Drug Tied to Fewer Drug Deaths
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in nearly three decades. The number of naloxone...
When CPAP Is Not Working
Assessing and Treating Deteriorating Respiratory Failure Patients Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation such as CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) has become a standard of care for the prehospital respiratory distress patients. It helps prevent patients...
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