Tag: Emergency medical services

According to a 2012 study, some prehospital personnel hesitated to administer aspirin, in part due to uncertainty about its necessity and the fear of adverse effects. This highlights the importance of recognizing the specific circumstances and medical conditions where an EMT would not give aspirin to a patient, despite its widespread use for suspected heart attacks.

In emergency and critical care, maintaining a patient's airway is paramount [1.10.2]. A key question for providers is, **why would you use a nasal trumpet?** This device is a valuable tool for quickly establishing a patent airway, especially for conscious or semiconscious patients with an intact gag reflex [1.2.1, 1.7.5].