JEMS Special Issues, Topics & Supplements

CPAP

CPAP: The push for rapid relief is an editorial supplement sponsored by Airon Corp., Mercury Medical, Philips Healthcare, O-Two Medical Technologies and co-sponsored by BoundTree Medical, Pulmodyne Inc. & Oridion Medical, and published by Elsevier Public Safety.

CPR Performance Counts

A monograph sponsored by the CPR Improvement Working Group and published by Elsevier Public Safety. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S., and the quality of CPR delivered has a direct impact on ROSC. This monograph alerts health care professionals to the disparity between how they perceive their performance and their actual CPR performance; and the role that retraining, monitoring and feedback play in the delivery of quality CPR.

Measuring Life & Breath

This supplement to JEMS, sponsored by Oridion, highlights the importance of using capnography for both intubated and non-intubated patients.

The Silent Killer

This supplement to JEMS, sponsored by Masimo Corporation and ZOLL Medical Corporation, discusses carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and outlines how CO-oximetry can improve your assessment and treatment of potential CO poisoning patients through proper screening and triage.

Driving the Course of Care, 2010

This supplement, sponsored by Philips Healthcare, illustrates pre-planning and operational changes that EMS agencies have effectively used to improve their delivery of patient care and their resuscitation results. Articles address high-quality CPR, therapeutic hypothermia, the chain of survival and preparing for EMS care at mass-gathering events.