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Louise Sopher is a Paramedic, Resuscitation Practitioner, and Resuscitation Council ALS Instructor based in Hertfordshire. She has been a registered Paramedic for over 5 years. She is the founder of Article 999.

ECA

Article999December 15, 2017
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How do I get the ventilator off the racks?

If you've ever felt the frustration of being a student on Day 1 and having to retrieve the ventilator for…
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Breathing

Article999November 16, 2017
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What is the relief pressure dial on the ventilator?

The relief pressure dial on the ventilator ensures that the pressure of ventilation is not so high that it causes…
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Breathing

Article999November 10, 2017
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What is positive pressure breathing?

Positive pressure refers to the way artificial ventilation ‘inflate[s] the lungs’ (Hess & Kacmarek, 2014). ‘Normal breathing depends on drawing…
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EMT

Article999November 9, 2017
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The Discovery of Negative and Positive Pressure Ventilation – Fast Fact

‘He opened the chest of a live animal and noted that air rushed in and the lungs collapsed, following…
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Breathing

Article999November 2, 2017
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What is Negative Pressure Breathing?

Negative pressure breathing is how we breathe normally, without the aid of bag-valve-masks or mechanical ventilators. This article describes the…
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Adult Airway

Article999October 12, 2017
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How to size and insert an OP airway adjunct (insertion only)

This video demonstrates how to insert an OP airway adjunct to an adult patient. A full video, showing how to…
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Adult Airway

Article999October 12, 2017
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How to size and insert and OP airway adjunct: Where, When and How?

This video demonstrates how to size and insert an OP airway adjunct and points out relevant airway anatomy. A…
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Adult Airway

Article999October 12, 2017
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I-Gel: When, How?

This video shows only the when and how of I-Gels. To view a longer video, which contains the why, what,…
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Article999October 9, 2017
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Should We Use Rigid Cervical Collars?

Compare the evidence, including from the JRCALC, on the use of rigid cervical collars.
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Adult Airway

Article999September 15, 2017
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I-Gel: Why, What, When, How?

An Article 999 video produced by paramedics for operational staff, explaining the why, what and when of I-Gels and demonstrating…
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