When techniques that paramedics could improve upon are discussed, often, the topic of advanced airway comes up. We have statistically low success rates in achieving an advanced airway with an ...

Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) fared similarly whether paramedics took one approach to advanced airway management or another, the Taiwanese SAVE trial showed. Clinical outcomes ...

Throughout my career as an EMS provider, I always have been nervous about aggressively approaching airway management. I have had the training and somewhat the expertise, and now I have some street ...

Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) Mobile Intensive Care Unit supervisor Ronald Tyson and paramedic Magaly Rivera show a smaller Mach 1 intubation blade (bottom) used for pediatric patients as compared ...

Patients with excited delirium who are combative, aggressive or agitated before being transported to the hospital or in an emergency department setting require immediate treatment for their safety and ...

Carl Ryan lowered onto his back and used his hands to inch backward into a compact hole. With a special tool and a flashlight, the firefighter-paramedic then attempted to open the mouth of a rubbery ...

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The two most widely used techniques used by paramedics to support a patient's breathing during cardiac arrest are similarly effective, a major new clinical trial has revealed. A two-year study ...

Patients with excited delirium often are administered ketamine by EMS before arriving at the hospital. Many of them are intoxicated or are using illicit substances, which may alter the properties of ...

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