Posts tagged with "Capnography"
Using Capnography as a Paramedic
Waveform capnography can now be used at all provider levels to better assess patients in respiratory distress, cardiac arrest, and shock. Capnography offers reliable feedback about the severity of a patient’s condition and how they respond to treatment.
Capnography: 5 things EMS responders should know
Jon Puryear EMS1.com Columnists Capnography not only helps you diagnose and treat your patient, it also helps you see if your treatment is working Capnography is the best tool since the EKG. It not only helps you diagnose and treat your patient, it also helps you see if your treatment is working. It has been around for a while now...
Capnography: The best tool since the EKG
Capnography is one of the best tools for EMS providers to use since the EKG. It not only helps you diagnose your patient, but it also helps you see if your treatment is working or not.
The exciting future of pediatric capnography
Kenny Navarro EMS1.com Columnists Waveform capnography is exciting technology that has the potential to become very useful in the prehospital setting Introduction Capnography is a noninvasive method of monitoring carbon dioxide levels in the exhaled breath. The cells of the body produce about 200 milliliters of carbon dioxide...
7 ways to best use, or avoid, capnography in the field
We asked for suggestions of how to best use capnography beyond its initial purpose, and EMS1 readers responded with some great advice.Take a look at our favorite comments, and please, add your own!
Capno 101: What is COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for progressive, obstructive lung diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that are characterized by chronically poor airflow. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD, but heredity and exposure to air pollution and particulates are also...
Using capnography to determine intervention
EMS1 sits down with Mike McEvoy, EMS coordinator for the Saratoga County (N.Y.) EMS, to discuss his hometown agency's in-field utilization of capnography to better treat their patients By Greg Bogosian EMS1 staff The following is paid content sponsored by Covidien For years, capnography has been used in the hospital setting to...
The critical role of capnography
For both intubated and non-intubated patients, capnography can provide a wealth of information about vital signs.
