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Top Tips: Counting Respirations #vitalsigns

1. Don’t tell the patient you are going to count their breathing 2. Look for chest rise and fall through movement in clothing, shoulders, or the chest 3. Listen for the sound of exhalation or inhalation 4. Rest your hand on the patient’s shoulder as you also check their pulse Look, listen, and feel. What […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: 60 Days Until the End of the Year

Another year is zipping by. Rather incredible. I have a busy schedule between now and the end of year with trips to Baltimore, New York City, Las Vegas, and Kansas City. Plus two holidays and deer camp! What are your plans for the end of the year? What kind of EMS organization do you work […]

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EMS Education Tips

EMS Boot Camp: Asthma for the Pre-Hospital Provider

Cruise over to EMSBootCamp.com to register for the November 18 EMSBootCamp.com session – Asthma for the Pre-Hospital Provider. Effective treatment of an asthmatic requires an understanding of the physiologic causes of asthma and the patient’s severity.  Pre-hospital care providers who can gauge the severity of asthma and deliver the appropriate treatment will be more effective […]