Airway And Respiratory

Critical Changes

Daya and Nakamura review three new enhancements available in the Philips HeartStart MRx monitor-defibrillator: the Acute Coronary Ischemia-Time Insensitive Predictive Instrument (ACI-TIPI), the Thrombolytic Predictive Index (TPI) and Connected Care Data Management solution systems.

Posted Thursday, October 1, 2009

Strengthening the Chain of Survival

The cardiac chain of survival depends first and foremost on early CPR, but once EMS professionals arrive, quality measures -- such as real-time feedback and integrated debriefing -- make a vital difference in patient outcomes.

Posted Thursday, October 1, 2009

Attacking Asthma: Five steps to treat pediatric status asthmaticus

Learn the five steps to treating for young patients experiencing acute asthma exacerbation.

Posted Thursday, October 1, 2009

Smoke Signals: Recognition and treatment of combustion-induced cyanide toxicity

Learn how to recognize and treat cyanide poisoning related to the combustion of household items.

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009

First Video Laryngoscopic Intubation Performed via Telemedicine

An elderly patient, with a severe COPD exacerbation, presented to the ED at Northern Cochise Community Hospital in Willcox, Arizona.

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Odd Job: Woman Impaled by Tree Limb

Michelle Childers and her husband, Daniel, were taking a recreational drive on a rural road Sept. 5 when a spruce tree crashed through the passenger side window of the vehicle.

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009

FDA Approves New Swine Flu Vaccine

Doses should be available to health workers, possibly including EMS providers, by the first week of October, about a week earlier than expected.

Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009

A Tale of Two Airways

If at first you don't succeed with an occluded pediatric airway, do you try and try again? Find out what Guy Haskell says about it.

Posted Friday, August 28, 2009

A Tale of Two Airways

If at first you don't succeed with an occluded pediatric airway, do you try and try again? Find out what Guy Haskell says about it.

Posted Friday, August 28, 2009

Flotec Inc. FloPapp(CPAP flow generator)

The incredibly rugged FloPapp(CPAP flow generator) from Flotec Inc. offers a number of big features in a 4" packageÛitÌs the proverbial "better mousetrap."

Posted Monday, August 24, 2009