Pediatric Airway Presents Unique Challenges in Airway Management
Your aeromedical EMS crew is dispatched directly to a preschool for a patient with a possible head injury. The patient is a 4-year-old, 20-kg boy with known Hurler's syndrome who was struck in the head during a fall from a standing position. The school nurse arrived to find him unconscious, apneic and without a palpable pulse. She initiated CPR, which resulted in a palpable pulse, and continued ventilations via mouth-to-mouth until an ambulance arrived.
On arrival of ground EMS, ventilations were continued via a bag-valve mask (BVM) and supplemental oxygen while C-spine precautions where maintained. Endotracheal (ET) intub...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - June 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ken Davis Tags: Airway & Respiratory Source Type: news
Can't Oxygenate, Can't Ventilate, Can't Intubate?
Case 1
EMS was called for a patient who was hypoxic after undergoing a failed tracheostomy tube change at home. The patient, a 62-year-old female, had a Medtronic Shiley tube in place due to severe COPD and obstructive sleep apnea. The tracheostomy tube had been in place for one year. The patient was not on a ventilator, but was tracheostomy dependent. The patient underwent a routine tracheostomy tube change at home by a visiting physician. In this instance, the physician removed the patient's Shiley tube but was unable to replace it with a new device. She became tachypnic and hypoxic after 20 to 30 minutes while attempts ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - May 25, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Elizabeth K. Powell, MD Tags: Airway & Respiratory Source Type: news
Making the Most Out of EMS Performance Measures
Although many agencies have begun measuring performance, few have truly figured out how to use that data to make improvements. They struggle deciding which measures matter, interpreting the numbers and figuring out ways to improve. The process can at times be overwhelming.
If you feel that way, the good news is that you're not alone. There are agencies out there that have used their data to support improvement efforts that are making a difference in patients' lives.
Decide What to Measure
One of the very first steps is to decide what to measure. It might be that you know there's a specific area of care you'd like to focus ...
Source: JEMS Operations - May 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt McQuisten, MBA, NRP Tags: Operations Documentation & Patient Care Reporting Source Type: news
Making the Most Out of EMS Performance Measures
Although many agencies have begun measuring performance, few have truly figured out how to use that data to make improvements. They struggle deciding which measures matter, interpreting the numbers and figuring out ways to improve. The process can at times be overwhelming.
If you feel that way, the good news is that you're not alone. There are agencies out there that have used their data to support improvement efforts that are making a difference in patients' lives.
Decide What to Measure
One of the very first steps is to decide what to measure. It might be that you know there's a specific area of care you'd like to focus ...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - May 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt McQuisten, MBA, NRP Tags: Operations Documentation & Patient Care Reporting Source Type: news
Making the Most Out of EMS Performance Measures
Although many agencies have begun measuring performance, few have truly figured out how to use that data to make improvements. They struggle deciding which measures matter, interpreting the numbers and figuring out ways to improve. The process can at times be overwhelming.
If you feel that way, the good news is that you're not alone. There are agencies out there that have used their data to support improvement efforts that are making a difference in patients' lives.
Decide What to Measure
One of the very first steps is to decide what to measure. It might be that you know there's a specific area of care you'd like to focus ...
Source: JEMS Operations - April 28, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt McQuisten, MBA, NRP Tags: Operations Documentation & Patient Care Reporting Source Type: news
Making the Most Out of EMS Performance Measures
Although many agencies have begun measuring performance, few have truly figured out how to use that data to make improvements. They struggle deciding which measures matter, interpreting the numbers and figuring out ways to improve. The process can at times be overwhelming.
If you feel that way, the good news is that you're not alone. There are agencies out there that have used their data to support improvement efforts that are making a difference in patients' lives.
Decide What to Measure
One of the very first steps is to decide what to measure. It might be that you know there's a specific area of care you'd like to focus ...
Source: JEMS Administration and Leadership - April 28, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt McQuisten, MBA, NRP Tags: Operations Documentation & Patient Care Reporting Source Type: news
Nasco Releases New 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials Catalog
The 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials catalog, featuring Life/form Highly Specialized Skills Trainers, Manikins, and Simulators, is now available from Nasco in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Modesto, California.
The 220-page catalog includes Life/form products that are manufactured by Nasco, along with many other teaching aids and models of outstanding quality. The major emphasis of the catalog is training with versatile medical procedure simulators that help give students confidence and solve the problem of finding willing “patients” for invasive student practice.
The catalog features these new Life/...
Source: JEMS Operations - April 15, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Equipment & Gear Product Announcements Source Type: news
Nasco Releases New 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials Catalog
The 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials catalog, featuring Life/form Highly Specialized Skills Trainers, Manikins, and Simulators, is now available from Nasco in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Modesto, California.
The 220-page catalog includes Life/form products that are manufactured by Nasco, along with many other teaching aids and models of outstanding quality. The major emphasis of the catalog is training with versatile medical procedure simulators that help give students confidence and solve the problem of finding willing “patients” for invasive student practice.
The catalog features these new Life/...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - April 15, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Equipment & Gear Product Announcements Source Type: news
Nasco Releases New 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials Catalog
The 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials catalog, featuring Life/form Highly Specialized Skills Trainers, Manikins, and Simulators, is now available from Nasco in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Modesto, California.
The 220-page catalog includes Life/form products that are manufactured by Nasco, along with many other teaching aids and models of outstanding quality. The major emphasis of the catalog is training with versatile medical procedure simulators that help give students confidence and solve the problem of finding willing “patients” for invasive student practice.
The catalog features these new Life/...
Source: JEMS Operations - April 15, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Equipment & Gear Product Announcements Source Type: news
Nasco Releases New 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials Catalog
The 2016-2017 Healthcare Educational Materials catalog, featuring Life/form Highly Specialized Skills Trainers, Manikins, and Simulators, is now available from Nasco in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Modesto, California.
The 220-page catalog includes Life/form products that are manufactured by Nasco, along with many other teaching aids and models of outstanding quality. The major emphasis of the catalog is training with versatile medical procedure simulators that help give students confidence and solve the problem of finding willing “patients” for invasive student practice.
The catalog features these new Life/...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - April 15, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Equipment & Gear Product Announcements Source Type: news
In-Depth Summary of 2015 AHA Guidelines Updates for EMS Providers
The 2015 AHA Guidelines Update isn’t a significant revision to the 2010 Guidelines. Rather, it uses advances in resuscitation research and the latest scientific evidence to further define, refine, clarify or otherwise alter the 2010 Guidelines.
In some areas, the lack of definitive research resulted in not recommending a certain procedure or leaving a guideline unchanged. This doesn’t mean that systems currently using a process, procedure or resuscitation device must stop using them if their medical leadership feels their resuscitation results have improved. There was simply insufficient evidence at this time for the c...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - March 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Erin E. Brennan, MD Tags: Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
7 clinical rotation tips from experienced physicians
Imagine your first day of clinical rotations. After hours of studying, you’ll finally transition from learning in classrooms to exploring the floors of real care environments. What should you focus on to ensure your success in patient care? Follow these tips from experienced physicians as you begin clinical rotations and start planning for your specialty.
Nearly 150 students attended a clinical skills workshop hosted last month at the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting. Students in the workshop received hands-on training in airway management, blood pressure checks, ultrasound administration, casting and suturing (photos at ri...
Source: AMA Wire - December 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news
