Remove Defibrillator Remove EMS Remove Firefighter
article thumbnail

SGEM#380: OHCAs Happen and You’re Head Over Heels – Head Elevated During CPR?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Resuscitation 2022 Guest Skeptic: Clay Odell is a Paramedic, Firefighter, and registered nurse (RN). Case: You are the Chief of your local Fire and EMS Department, and an individual contacts you saying […] The post SGEM#380: OHCAs Happen and You’re Head Over Heels – Head Elevated During CPR?

CPR 130
article thumbnail

SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA 2018 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter, former City of Bremerton Firefighter/Paramedic, currently a physician assistant practicing in emergency medicine in the Seattle area and an adjunct faculty […] The post SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA? Key to survival is high-quality CPR and early defibrillation.

CPR 130
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Distractions

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic (Ret) @DidlakeDW Expert contribution by Dr Robert Herman @RobertHermanMD @PowerfulMedical (Chief Medical Officer) An adult male called 911 for new-onset epigastric burning. Fire/EMS crews found him clammy and uncomfortable.

Coronary 130
article thumbnail

15 Life-Changing Reasons to Become an EMT: More Than Just a Job

EMT Training Station

EMTs often work in pairs or as part of a larger team, including paramedics, firefighters, and police officers. They learn to operate sophisticated life-saving tools, from defibrillators to advanced airway management devices. My name is Mike, and I am thrilled to be able to share my extensive EMS experience with you.

EMT 98
article thumbnail

What Lies Beneath

EMS 12-Lead

We can, therefore, put down the defibrillation pads, set aside the amiodarone, and look further at the ECG. Paradoxically, though, the third green arrow identifies a QRS that is more narrow than the RBBB complexes surrounding it. Question 2: What explains the conduction abnormalities?

E-9-1-1 130
article thumbnail

How to Become an EMT

NCOAE

covering prehospital medical providers — recognizes three levels of EMTs/paramedics: EMT: EMTs provide non-invasive life-support services, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), administering oxygen, performing automated external defibrillation, basic and advanced airway management, and administering authorized medications.

EMT 52
article thumbnail

How to Become an EMT in New Jersey

Paramedic Training Spot

Each state has their own challenges, as well as guidelines and laws, to practicing as an EMT, although with the National Registry becoming the norm, EMS will soon have similar protocols throughout the nation. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that EMT’s became certified, and by 1973, the modern day EMS system was established across the country.

EMT 52