Patient Care

BiPAP Unwrapped: How non-invasive ventilation helps patients in respiratory failure

This article helps to explain why CPAP isn't always the best choice of non-invasive positive pressue ventilation (NPPV).

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Keep Your Eye on the Ball: Assessing & managing eye injuries in the field

Severe eye injury is a rare call for EMS, but when the extent of the injury does trigger a 9-1-1 call your rapid assessment and care with transport to an appropriate facility can mean the difference between being permanently disabled and returning to normal life for your patient.

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008

Cardiac Injury: Severe blunt chest trauma leads to cardiac arrest

Severe blunt chest trauma leads to cardiac arrest

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008

The Stages of CHF

Patients with heart failure have a range of symptoms that depend on what stage their CHF is in. Chronic heart failure presents more subtly than acute heart failure. It also may be more difficult to recognize. Read on to brush up on your knowledge on the four stages of heart failure.

Posted Monday, August 4, 2008

Using the Humerus Bone for IO Access

Fortify your knowledge of IO access sites.

Posted Friday, August 1, 2008

Ease Patient’s Fear for Better Care

A few simple techniques can help your patients relax.

Posted Friday, August 1, 2008

Meet Narcan: The amazing drug that helps save overdose patients

They wake the unconscious, cure the very ill and even rescue patients from death_s door. They_re miracle drugs, and thousands of ambulance services across the country carry them. For those onlookers and new EMS providers who see a patient wake up from a deep, unconscious state, it_s a captivating experience. The most common of these drugs is dextrose. But there_s anotherƒMeet Narcan.

Posted Friday, August 1, 2008

TP: Handy padding in a pinch

It turns out, toilet paper is versatile and the perfect solution for many problems.

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Return of Tourniquets: Original research evaluates the effectiveness of prehospital tourniquets for civilian penetrating extremity injuries

This article describes the patients who had the prehospital tourniquets applied, examines the appropriateness of tourniquet application and reports on the effectiveness of prehospital tourniquets on multiple patient outcomes.

Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The Lion's Bite: Anaphylaxis protocols prompt quick treatment & recovery

A patient was stung by a lionfish while he was cleaning his saltwater aquarium.

Posted Saturday, July 26, 2008

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