Excellent airway management is a fundamental defining characteristic of excellent EMS providers. A clear understanding of airway anatomy and physiology is a fundamental defining characteristic of excellent airway managers.
The Maine Antidote Stockpile Education Program introduces health care providers to the equipment, supplies, medications, and administrative processes for responding to terrorist and hazardous materials exposures. This scenario describes the approach to the patient who is exposed to an unknown liquid.
The Maine Antidote Stockpile Education Program introduces health care providers to the equipment, supplies, medications, and administrative processes for responding to terrorist and hazardous materials exposures. This scenario describes the approach to the patient who is exposed to an unknown gas.
In the past, EMS practice has been all about "knowing the what." That is, what do you do for a specific patient. Protocols are the ultimate in "knowing the what."