Asthma
This directory offers a curated selection of articles on Asthma, providing essential information for EMS professionals. Topics include recognizing asthma symptoms, emergency treatment protocols, and managing severe asthma attacks in the field. Understanding how to treat Asthma effectively is crucial for improving patient outcomes during respiratory emergencies. Additionally, explore our resources on respiratory emergencies, which are closely related to the challenges of managing asthma in emergencies. Access these articles to enhance your knowledge and readiness in treating asthma patients.
Application of an EtCO2 sampling device and waveform monitoring, especially during bag-valve mask ventilation, is well within the capability of EMTs
The EMS crew was about to administer epinephrine, 鈥渙nly they hadn鈥檛 noticed what I had; the patient鈥檚 heart rate was 268鈥�
Preparing for the most stressful call you can receive: pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest
Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant pediatric airway and ventilation emergency
Twenty-one minutes after the first 911 call and about 17 minutes after officials dispatched a unit, Keith Zapoticky was taken to a hospital; he was placed on life support and died two days later
Jeffrey Ballard鈥檚 8-year-old daughter, who suffers from asthma, stopped breathing and became unconscious in the car
Make every assessment question count using this strategy to quickly assess respiratory patients who are unable to speak in phrases or sentences
The Texas boy was reprimanded for leaving the class to carry a friend to the school nurse
A NC paramedic and her boyfriend are accused of stealing albuterol which she later gave to her child
Quantitative waveform capnography can help EMS providers recognize bronchospasm, spot ventilation derangements, and gauge the effectiveness of therapy
Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications
The program will focus on treating chronic medical conditions and assist patients before they need to call 911
The doctor used an oxygen mask, an oxygen tank, a water bottle, a plastic cup and a passenger鈥檚 adult inhaler to make a nebulizer for the 2-year-old
The otter鈥檚 trainer uses food to teach the 1-year-old to push its nose on the inhaler and take a deep breath
Students need to know that capnography is part of the standard of care and is one of the most important diagnostic tools at their disposal
Health officials advise people in Syria, Lebanon and Israel to stay indoors with their windows closed
Paramedics began transporting a critically ill 5-month-old aboard the engine because an ambulance was unavailable; the boy did not survive
The pilot program, started for under $100,000, will target 35 residents with chronic illness
A comprehensive examination of epinephrine and its prehospital uses, administration routes, doses and pharmacology
