Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: monitoring devices.
It’s Like A Pulse Oximeter, But It Measures Carbon Monoxide A CO-oximeter is a device that measures the oxygen carrying state of hemoglobin in a blood specimen, including oxygen-carrying hemoglobin (O2Hb), non-oxygen-carrying but normal hemoglobin (HHb) (formerly, but incorrectly, referred to as ‘reduced’ hemoglobin), as well as the dyshemoglobins such as carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and methemoglobin […]
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: history taking, patient assessment.
The Basics The interview is always the same and follows a set pattern of questions. Questions that occur to the ambulance crew after this conversation would be referred to as a follow up question. Subjective – This is the patient’s chief complaint as defined in terms of onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, and time. The […]
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: history taking, patient assessment.
Collect The Right Information The best source of information about the patient is the patient. The patient knows what hurts and how bad. Just ask. In lieu of the patient, ask the family. Rarely does EMS experience patients who are completely alone. EMS is responsible for collecting the following information on all patients encountered: Correct […]
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: history taking, patient assessment.
SAMPLE History The focused history and physical exam answers the question, “why am I here?” When the EMS crew is confronted with a patient who has a medical problem but there is no mechanism of injury, the medics have to figure out the complaint and formulate a differential diagnosis. A differential diagnosis is a temporary […]
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: history taking, patient assessment.
The Basics The interview is always the same and follows a set pattern of questions. Questions that occur to the ambulance crew after this conversation would be referred to as a follow up question. Subjective – This is the patient’s chief complaint as defined in terms of onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, and time. The […]
Published in AEMT, EMR, EMT. Tags: orientation.
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: history taking, patient assessment.
Setting The Stage The patient doesn’t have the privilege of checking out the ambulance crew on the internet before they arrive. They are stuck with who they get (the same can be said for medics). Given the realities of responding to incidents, the patient may have had to wait a considerable time. Despite the fact […]
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: artificial ventilation.
At some point during the resuscitation, an advanced provider such as a Paramedic or AEMT will place an advanced airway into the patient’s airway. This measure is useful in that it resolves the problem of gastric distention, but it creates another problem: hyperventilation. The increased respiratory cycles will drop a patient’s blood pressure like a […]
Published in AEMT, EMT. Tags: artificial ventilation.
Transport ventilators, also known as portable ventilators, are mechanical ventilation devices designed specifically for emergency or transport scenarios. Like stationary ventilators, they help patients breathe by delivering either oxygen-enriched gas or room air into a patient’s respiratory system through invasive or noninvasive means. Rescuers around the world still reach for a bag valve mask (BVM) to manually ventilate a […]
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Everybody Needs One Of These In Their Truck A flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD), also referred to as a manually triggered ventilation device (MTV), is used to assist ventilation in apneic or hypoventilating patients, although these devices can also be used to provide supplemental oxygen to breathing patients. It can be used on patients with […]