Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilations: Prehospital Use of CPAP and BiPAP
Fortunately, for EMS providers and their respiratory distress patients, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NiPPV) treatments are becoming widely adopted. NiPPV comes in two forms, C-PAP and Bi-PAP, and has been shown to be a safe and effective prehospital treatment that greatly improves patient vital signs and comfort by emergency department arrival. In this lesson for CentreLearn and RapidCE.com users learn about relevant physiology, indications, contraindications, benefits, application steps, and adjunctive therapies.

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