Tag Archives: respiratory

Delivering salbutamol to an intubated prehospital patient

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Dr Sean Scott

Chris “Willko” Wilkinson (SCAT paramedic) shared this handy trick of the trade during a recent simulation session. Scenario Road primary job to a school where a 6 year old girl is in severe respiratory distress with known asthma. On arrival … Continue reading →

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High flow O2 and mortality in COPD

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cliff Reid

An Australian randomised controlled trial of pre-hospital oxygen therapy in COPD patients compared titrated oxygen therapy with high flow oxygen. The primary outcome was prehospital and in-hospital mortality. Titrated oxygen treatment was delivered by nasal prongs to achieve arterial oxygen … Continue reading →

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