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Introduction to the High-Flow Nasal Cannula
The COVID pandemic has focused new attention on the value of the high-flow nasal cannula.
EMS Airway Briefs
Cigarette Smoke Can Reprogram Cells in Your Airways, Causing COPD to Hang On after Smoking Ends
Though cigarette smoking rates are declining in the United States, they are increasing in many other countries, making COPD a global health issue.
Wildfire Smoke in the U.S. Exposes Millions to Hazardous Pollution
Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West Coast have exposed millions of people to hazardous pollution levels.
California Wildfires Pass Four Million Acres Burned, Doubling Previous Record – That’s A Lot of Toxic Smoke
When you breathe in smoke from a wildfire, you’re probably inhaling more toxic chemicals than you realize.
EMS Airway Articles
Introduction to the High-Flow Nasal Cannula
The COVID pandemic has focused new attention on the value of the high-flow nasal cannula.
Decreasing COVID-19 Patient Risk and Improving Operator Safety with the AIROD® During Endotracheal Intubation
A case series of first-attempt intubations using the AIROD®, a single-use telescopic bougie, when intubating COVID-19 patients.
Keep the PEEP with SOKET!
To create a standardized approach for understanding the fundamentals of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), the authors have developed the acronym “SOKET” for EMS clinicians at both the BLS and ALS level to remember the core principles of implementing PEEP in their practice.
EMS Capnography Video Series
Episode 4: Waveform Analysis vs Assessment
In this video, Troy Valente discusses Waveform Analysis vs Assessment utilizing expiratory and inspiratory phases
EMS Airway Videos
Rescue Task Force: Airway Management
Mike Brown and Mark Litwinko discuss dealing with a patient who has a chest wound during a mass-casualty incident.
Tips for Using a Small-Volume Nebulizer
Mike McEvoy shares some tips on delivering medicine to a patient for using a small-volume nebulizer.
Video: Waveform Capnography
In this video, Mike McEvoy has a primer on basic waveform capnography, using a device to measure a patient’s exhaled carbon dioxide levels.
JEMS Airway & Respiratory Articles
JEMS Exclusives
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Optimal Level of Training for Emergency Call-Takers: Ensuring the Best Outcome in Cardiac Arrest
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Twice in 40 Days: An EMS System’s Response to Two of the Largest Wildfires in CA State History
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Occupational Fatalities Among EMS Clinicians and Firefighters in the New York City Fire Department; January to August 2020
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ECG Consult: 63yo Female Who’s Light Headed and Dizzy
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What is the Point of Practicum?
- Optimal Level of Training for Emergency Call-Takers: Ensuring the Best Outcome in Cardiac Arrest
- Twice in 40 Days: An EMS System’s Response to Two of the Largest Wildfires in CA State History
- Occupational Fatalities Among EMS Clinicians and Firefighters in the New York City Fire Department; January to August 2020
- ECG Consult: 63yo Female Who’s Light Headed and Dizzy
- What is the Point of Practicum?
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