About this episode

Cody and Josh discuss the care of COPD patients and the gaps in paramedic education regarding this topic.

Cody and Josh discuss a recent blog post about COPD patients and the care that we provide them. They talk about concepts that are not commonly talked about in initial paramedic education and how we should change our approach to these patients. https://emsairway.com/2026/04/30/copd-upgrade-what-i-wish-they-taught-me-in-paramedic-school/#gref https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK580644/table/ch1.tab1/

People in this episode

Hosts: Cody, Josh

Topics covered

• COPD
• paramedic education
• patient care
• healthcare approach
• medical training

Keywords

• COPD
• paramedic school
• patient care
• medical education
• healthcare

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Organizations: EMS Airway, NCBI

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