Study: Video Laryngoscope Increases Successful Intubation on First Attempt
A study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that the use of a video laryngoscope increased the success of intubation on the first attempt.
The Asthma Action Plan: Be Prepared
Asthma is a very common condition that causes breathing problems like coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath that challenges medical providers.
Friday Night Lights: Shift 3 – Above the Baseline
You and your partner are toned out for a seven-year-old female with shortness of breath.
Pediatric CPAP in EMS: Pediatric Respiratory Illness and Current Best Practices
When was the last time you treated a child in respiratory distress? What do you remember? Did you feel comfortable managing the case?
Live at FDIC International: Friday Night Lights
EMS Airway editor Jeff Frankel speaks to Chris Kroboth about his new series entitled “Friday Night Lights” at FDIC International.
Friday Night Lights: Shift 2 – Leaky Hose
As your partner turns out of the hospital parking lot, your ambulance is dispatched to a local distribution warehouse for a worker complaining of shortness of breath.
It’s Getting Harder to Breathe: The Liquid Albuterol Shortage
Hospitals and EMS services have been hit hard due to supply chain issues and the widespread use of liquid albuterol.
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.
His Heart Stopped On a Treadmill. His Wife Gave Him CPR.
Mark Wangrin’s heart rate was registering at 240 beats per minute. He thought it was a glitch and kept going. Soon after, he collapsed.
Co-Founder of Seattle Fire Medic One Program Passes Away
Dr. Leonard Cobb will be remembered for being a co-founder of the Seattle Fire Medic One program and for helping to create bystander CPR training.
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