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Are You Bagging the Life Out of Your Patients? Controlling Ventilations Effectively

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 10:00am (EST)

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We used to think the basic skill of ventilation was simple and uncomplicated—just “bag ’em.” We’ve come to find out successful ventilation and oxygenation is deceptively complicated with how it can impact blood flow, blood chemistry, cerebral perfusion, and ultimately, patient outcomes. This presentation is a “back to basics” presentation on the ABCs of ventilation and oxygenation based on current resuscitation science.

Speaker(s):

Jon Politis, MPA, NREMT-P

Jon Politis, MPA, NREMT-P, has been active as an EMT since 1971. He has served as a career firefighter, state EMS training coordinator, paramedic training program director and EMS chief. He has served as a member of the National Registry of EMTs board of directors, the Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions and the National Park Service EMS Advisory Committee. In 2010 he retired as the chief of the Colonie (N.Y.) EMS Department and was the recipient of the 2010 Rocco Morando Lifetime Achievement Award in EMS by the National Association of EMTs. He’s currently a full-time EMS consultant and continues to practice as a paramedic, volunteer firefighter, ski patroller and EMS instructor. He works part of each year as a paramedic and VIP backcountry ranger in Grand Teton National Park.

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