An Emergency Guide to Mechanical Ventilation
John Alexander provides a brief overview of mechanical ventilators for when EMS providers encounter a patient on a home ventilator.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: It’s the Season
Respiratory Syncytial Virus symptoms are usually mild and will often resemble a common cold in adults and healthy children.
Basic Airway Management Turned Sideways
While EMS education includes the recovery position, placing patients on their side for ambulance transport should be a common practice for certain patients.
Ambu Bag Celebrates 65 Years of Saving Lives
The Ambu Bag has come to define the self-inflating manual resuscitation device that is part of the standard kit carried by first responders.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from Tobacco Use
Millions of people around the globe die each year because of COPD, and nearly 16 million people in the U.S. have a form of the disease.
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