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Avoiding the Post-Intubation Crash
Endotracheal intubation (ETI), like any other invasive procedure, comes with its own set of inherent risks and potential harmful sequelae.
EMS Airway Briefs
Tunisia in Short Supply of Oxygen
As Tunisia faces a surge of COVID-19 cases, demand for life-saving oxygen has grown higher than the supply.
Weld County (CO) Public Safety Communicators Recognized for Lifesaving Work
Dispatchers Ashley White and Josh Rysavy each received Lifesaver Awards for their critical assistance in providing CPR instructions to callers who found family members unresponsive during separate incidences.
Airway Management Part of Barron County (WI) Plan as It Launches Rescue Task Force
Barron County Emergency Services recently created a countywide Rescue Task Force capable of responding to an active shooter.
EMS Airway Articles
Training Tips for CPAP and BiPAP
Training helps improve skills in both the art and science of using CPAP or BiPAP to improve patient outcomes.
Non-Respiratory Disease Pathologies That May Complicate Airway Management
Learn more about three uncommon conditions prehospital providers may come across that can make airway management more difficult.
How Important Is Cuff Pressure?
Learn about how serious complications can occur from improper pressure when sealing an airway cuff in the trachea.
EMS Capnography Video Series
Episode 4: Waveform Analysis vs Assessment
In this video, Troy Valente discusses Waveform Analysis vs Assessment utilizing expiratory and inspiratory phases
EMS Airway Videos
Tips for Using a Small-Volume Nebulizer
Mike McEvoy shares some tips on delivering medicine to a patient for using a small-volume nebulizer.
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.
Video: CPAP Applications
In this video, Mike McEvoy discusses the use of disposable CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) masks, a method of assisting a patient’s respiration without intubation.
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