About half the people who have pulmonary embolism do not show any symptoms, but clinical manifestations include shortness of breath, chest pain or coughing up blood. This condition can not be readily identified without diagnostic tests. In the prehospital setting, the best way to address PE would be respiratory management, initiation of an IV line and immediate transportation to a health facility. This week on the MedicCast, Jamie Davis, the podmedic, provides EMS providers tips on how to assess for PE as well as things paramedics can do for patients with PE in the mergency setting. The show also offers EMS news and links to this tip for a better review and future reference.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a condition where a blood clot forms in the deep veins (usually in the legs). If left untreated, the blood clot can dislodge from the vein and travel to the bloodstream into the lungs resulting to a condition called pulmonary embolism. Physical symptoms of DVT are similar with the symptoms after the occurrence of trauma. To be able to identify DVT, paramedics should use their critical thinking skills, thorough history taking as well as knowledge on the causes and risk factors.

This week on the MedicCast is a review on assessment and recognition as well as treatment of deep vein thrombosis for paramedics including the latest news in EMS and links to this tip for future studies.

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