Buck Feris, a paramedic and EMS educator, shares his tip for using capnography during nasal intubation. Buck describes initiating inline capnography before inserting the ET tube. As the tube nears the trachea a wave form will develop showing proximity to the exhaled CO2 from the trachea. Buck also reminds listeners of the best time to […]
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Do you ever have a …. shhhhh … “quiet day” on the ambulance, spending hours sitting at a station or posting on the road. What do you after you have completed the rig check, taken a long nap, finished station duties, and watched three episodes of CSI? Try these 10 Everyday EMS Tips for your […]
Pulmonary Hypertension is a unique and often misdiagnosed medical condition that causes high pulmonary artery pressures in the lungs. It is more common in men than women, is different and often confused with COPD and asthma, and is the result of constricted pulmonary arteries. Signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, right sided heart failure, […]
Buck Feris describes how to use Capnography to determine the need for intubating a COPD patient in this Everyday EMS Tips interview with Greg Friese. Buck explains how the capnography reading is an objective measure of whether you should intubate the patient. The tip involves assessing a conscious patient’s exhalation with a end tidal carbon […]
In my experience just about everyone thinks they are an expert at driving and dog training. I am adding CPR to the list that many of us consider to be experts despite all available evidence to the contrary. Watch me (Greg Friese) discuss in this Everyday EMS Tips video: ParamedicTV is powered by EMS1.com Articles […]
Everyday EMS Tips writers and subscribers frequently visit our favorite EMS websites for news, resources, information, and community building. Jim Hoffman, a regular contributor and the EMS Professional educator and blogger, added five more websites to our first list of 5 sites for Every EMT. ParamedicTV.com– Part of EMS1.com but dedicated to videos in the […]
This is a guest post by Jim Hoffman. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Yesterday I posted a video about using a field protocol manual and a pocket sized field guide. Jim Hoffman, the EMS professional, contributed this article, about why it is important to have a […]
Do you have a pocket size protocol book or field guide that you carry with you during every shift? I carry our local protocols in my right pant leg protocol (tip: always put your “carry-in” items in the same place so you can find them quickly). I keep my copy of RAPID Paramedic in the […]
Medicine is dynamic. One rapidly changing area of medicine is care of post-resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients. Did you know patients are being intentionally cooled to improve neurological outcomes? Anne Cloutare, EMS Program Director for Centura Health shares this presentation by Dr. Paul Davidson on Slideshare.net. Take a few minutes and review his slides about […]
JEMS Magazine is now available as digital magazine download. Browse to JEMS.com to subscribe to the digital version. Here are three Everyday EMS reasons to read trade publications – print or digital: 1. Medicine is dynamic. Assessment and treatment practices are always changing. Articles and advertisements in trade magazines can help you stay up-to-date with […]