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Best practices in airway management and education for EMS professionals and educators
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The Future of Video Laryngoscopy
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Intubation of a Burn Patient Using Video Laryngoscopy
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Four Reasons Why Intubation During Cardiac Arrest Doesn’t Always Work
Learn the reasons why intubating a cardiac arrest patient won’t always ensure positive patient outcome.
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End-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) can be measured by colorimetry and capnography. Colorimetric devices provide continuous, semi-quantitative EtCO2 monitoring. A typical device has the following three color ranges: Purple—EtCO2 is less than 0.5% Tan—EtCO2 is 0.5–2% Yellow—EtCO2 is greater than 2% Tip from Oxygenation & Ventilation Are Not the Same Thing. jberryMore Posts – Website
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Features
Paramedic Saved by First-Time Use of ECMO Machine
Posted on 12 March 2012
San Diego Fire-Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic Andrea “Dre” Dominguez shares the incredible story of how doctors used an ECMO machine to treat her severe asthmaticus, the first time the device was used on an asthma patient.
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Oxygenation & Ventilation Are Not the Same Thing
Posted on 12 March 2012
Ventilation is the act of inhaling and exhaling while oxygenation is the process of adding oxygen to the body system. Learn how to measure each in this article by Samuel Galvagno, Jr., DO.
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Rethinking ETI
Posted on 22 February 2012
Should we evaluate such basic issues as prehospital ETI before we evaluate new therapies, such as impedance threshold devices or hypertonic saline?
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Capnography’s Role in Traumatic Airway Intubation
Posted on 14 February 2012
Paramedic-turned-anesthesiologist Christopher T. Stephens, MD, NREMT-P, explains why capnography can help ensure proper tube placement in intubations of trauma patients, especially those with traumatic brain injury.
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Trauma Airway Intubation Is a Team Effort
Posted on 05 January 2012
In this second part of a three-part series, paramedic-turned-anesthesiologist Christopher T. Stephens, MD, NREMT-P, continues teaching EMS providers trauma airway management.
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Test Your Know-how for Asthma Patients
Posted on 01 January 2012
Can you recognize the signs and symptoms of a severe asthma attack? Do you know how to treat a patient with status asthmaticus? Brush up on how to treat these patients.
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EMS Airway Clinic is a new site offering best practices in airway management and education for EMS professionals and educators, featuring:
• Regular articles by Charlie Eisele, Flight Paramedic, retired First Sergeant with the Maryland State Police Aviation Command, and co-founder of the Advanced Airway Course at EMS Today
• Case studies, how-to videos and podcasts
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• The latest news, features and educational content on prehospital airway management
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Featured Airway Products
GlideScope Ranger
The GlideScope Ranger video laryngoscope delivers consistently clear airway views enabling faster intubations in EMS settings. Available in reusable or single-use configurations.
GlideScope Cobalt AVL
The GlideScope Cobalt AVL video laryngoscope offers airway views in DVD-clarity, along with real-time recording. On its own or when combined with the GlideScope Direct intubation trainer, the Cobalt AVL is an ideal tool to facilitate instruction of laryngoscopy.
GlideScope AVL Reusable
The GlideScope AVL Reusable video laryngoscope offers airway views in DVD-clarity, along with real-time recording. On its own or when combined with the GlideScope Direct intubation trainer, the AVL is an ideal tool to facilitate instruction of laryngoscopy.
