Managing COVID-related Respiratory Distress
This article will discuss the prehospital management of COVID-19 respiratory symptoms.
This article will discuss the prehospital management of COVID-19 respiratory symptoms.
The COVID-19 pandemic raises the need from EMS to transfer patients from heavily affected regions to hospitals that have the capability to provide more advanced treatment – particularly for those ventilated and in need of intensive care. In addition, global demand in procuring ventilators, and lack of readily supply raises the need for self-sufficiency in acquiring or creating new ventilator prototypes.
Guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention, current as of March 10, 2020.
Why the early application of high-flow nasal cannula in the appropriate patient population is an ideal way to meet the patient’s inspiratory flow demand.
This column will explain how you can use end tidal CO2 measurements to titrate and evaluate the effectiveness of CPAP.
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