I love receiving emails from EMS World, EMS1.com, JEMS, and subscribing to lots of blogs so I can always be learning something new about the art and science of EMS. Here are a couple of articles that caught my eye in the month of June. Apneic Oxygenation – everything you know is wrong by Kelly […]
Tag: Airway
Are you loading your iPhone or Android phone with the latest EMS and Fire Apps? Which are your favorites? A few days ago the Happy Medic posted a review of the Difficult Airway App. He makes a solid case for this app. Have you used it? The Unwired Medic shares a link to the Wildland […]
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Laryngoscope Insertion Caution
Thanks to paramedic educator Chris Cannon for this guest post. If you would like to guest post or review on Everyday EMS Tips check out the guidelines here. “Hold it all dainty-like when you enter the mouth…” That was the statement from one of our paramedic students today during component skills labs, after I reminded them to […]
Learning to perform procedures correctly is a vital part of EMT and paramedic training. This requires the educator to provide an environment where procedures can be practiced in as close to real life circumstances as possible. This can get expensive. As an EMS educator, I am constantly looking for ways to make equipment and supplies […]
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Video: airQ Tips and Techniques
I was talking airway management with an anesthetist recently and after discussing the Combitube, King, and LMA he offered that he thought the airQ showed a lot of promise for pre-hospital utilization. I hadn’t heard much about the airQ so I went to YouTube and found this video from the creator of the airQ. Has […]
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 […]
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This is a guest post by Steve Lercari BA/BS, EMT-P. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Note: On November 29, 2012 ECOLAB contacted me to let readers know that the S.A.L.T. II is now available. Find information on their website. Read about improvements to the S.A.L.T. S.A.L.T. […]
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Video: Combitube Insertion
A few years ago I made this video of the Combitube insertion process with Adam Fritsche Advanced Professional Healthcare Education. On the scale of life’s biggest accomplishments this might not be a top 10 but I am proud that it is the top rated YouTube Combitube video. Enjoy.