Field treatment of anaphylactic shock includes: 1. Medications, including epinephrine, diphenhydramine, dopamine and dosed fluid boluses; 2. Supplemental oxygen; and 3. Airway support. The effects of the treatment often lead to the three following outcomes: 1. Signs and symptoms are sometimes mild enough and recognized early enough, and they often fade when self-treated; 2. [...]
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Category | Tips & Techniques
Five Steps to Correct Use of VL Equipment
Posted on 30 August 2012
EMS Airway Clinic author and airway expert Graham E. Snyder, MD FACEP, offers us the following five steps to correctly using video laryngoscopy for successful intubations. Step 1: Know your equipment. Step 2: Assemble the equipment correctly. Step 3: Don’t look in the mouth. Step 4: Use the steel stylet that comes with the Glidecope. [...]
Four Reasons Why Intubation During Cardiac Arrest Doesn’t Always Work
Posted on 19 April 2012
Learn the reasons why intubating a cardiac arrest patient won’t always ensure positive patient outcome.
Color Ranges of a Typical Colorimetric Device
Posted on 29 March 2012
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. Jennifer BerryMore Posts – Website – [...]
Ways to Confirm Proper Endotracheal Tube Placement
Posted on 19 January 2012
Brush up on your knowledge of ET tube confirmation techniques.
Three Conditions that Complicate Airway Management
Posted on 23 December 2011
EMS providers must anticipate difficult airways to succeed. Certain complications can trigger that anticipation. They include the following: Concomitant head injuries; Multisystem trauma; and Presumed cervical spine injury Read more about how anticipating difficult airways can help you get the tube the first time at: Intubation Up in the Air Jennifer BerryMore Posts – Website [...]
Five Parameters to Determine Proper Tube Placement
Posted on 26 September 2011
These five commonly used parameters can help EMS providers determine proper tube placement.
Four Steps to Improve Your View
Posted on 27 June 2011
Taking these four steps will improve your visualization of the glottis.
A Clinician’s Guide to Video Laryngoscopy: Tips and Techniques
Posted on 18 March 2011
This pocket guide covers many clinical applications for VL–from awake intubation to telemedicine. Written by true pioneers in the use of these devices, each chapter is meant to stand alone. Taken together, they comprise the most comprehensive overview of VL published to date.
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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.
