Respiratory Management and Episode 172
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Tip of the Week Respiratory Management for EMTs & Paramedics
Good patient management goes way beyond just making an assessment and giving a treatment. In order to graduate from being an okay EMT or paramedic to becoming a great paramedic you need to go above and beyond.
How far above and beyond?
Actually, not all that far. This week, I’ll discuss respiratory patients but you can apply these techniques to all of your patients. When we discuss good patient care, many of us assume that means the mechanics of taking care of a patient. Taking vital signs, doing a head to toe assessment, getting a good patient history, and so on.
All of us need to be good at patient care basics but we also need to remember that our patients are more than just a collection of signs and symptoms and a disease that we treat. They also have hopes and fears, family members and friends, and they are people who hope that you will help them live to see more of all of those things.
When you care for a patient, remember to care for the whole patient. Develop a list of good questions to ask when you have a patient to help take their mind off of their problems. You might have to carry some of the conversation for respiratory patients so be prepared to tell an appropriate funny story. Lightening the mood can do a lot to alleviate respiratory anxiety and decrease workload on the body’s systems.
Got a grandparent in the back of the unit, they all love to talk about their children and grandchildren. Ask them to tell you about their grand kids. That distraction can help reduce the level of distress. Use your skills as an EMT or paramedic, too, but remember that your patient has feelings. Don’t be that provider who gives a neb, puts the patient on oxygen and then ignores them all the way to the hospital.
EMS Respiratory Emergencies Slideshow
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