Explore EMS1’s airway management hub for practical guidance on securing and maintaining patient airways in the field. This directory features expert articles on basic and advanced airway techniques, use of airway devices, ventilation strategies, difficult airway management, and clinical decision points for prehospital care. It helps EMS professionals refine airway skills, improve first-pass success, and enhance patient outcomes during respiratory emergencies.
Successful airway management is the culmination of preparation, practice and technique mastery
Small changes to how EMS approaches airway management and ventilation can make big differences in OHCA outcomes
The more complex the skill, the more attention it requires; so how do we get work done and still maintain awareness of the whole scene?
Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation guidance
Reading police say a suspect threw an acidic substance and used a knife at Hope Rescue Mission
FF/Paramedic AJ Gonzales and FF/EMT Makayla Bowers used irons and a water can to reach the victim, then performed intubation and administered a Cyanokit
We do everything we can in the hope we’re wrong about what is happening to the smallest of victims
From verifying airway placement to detecting early shock, capnography offers critical insight as part of a broader patient assessment
A school police officer deployed pepper spray during a lunchtime brawl in a Palm Beach County high school
Holland firefighters contained a hazardous materials leak at the LG Energy Solutions battery plant
Authorities say a third-party contractor cleaning an empty underground gasoline tank at the Exposition Parkway Costco fainted from fumes
Four Given Coffee employees were hospitalized after their truck exploded outside Winston-Salem’s Joel Coliseum
Dozens of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to a spill at a shared semi-truck depot
Portland firefighters rescued a resident and, with the ambulance 10 minutes out, transported the patient themselves
EMS transported multiple Auburn Correctional Facility officers and staff with dizziness, nausea and headaches after contact with inmate mail and cellblock air
A Honolulu man suffered burns to his face after being attacked with sulfuric acid
A single-engine plane veered out of control while landing at Kalispell City Airport, smashing into parked aircraft and sparking a runway fire, but all four aboard escaped with minor injuries
Empress crews reached the scene in 3 minutes 11 seconds, slashing previous nine-minute waits
WEINMANN’s emergency ventilator met PASCO County’s demand for reliable, easy-to-use ventilation in every ambulance
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel evaluated over a dozen passengers after a DART light rail train caught fire
A longtime Danville city councilmember was doused in gasoline and set on fire inside a magazine office by a man with a personal grievance, not linked to politics
St. Charles County Ambulance District proves that excellence in airway care starts with culture, not complexity — backed by data, design and relentless feedback
A gas line explosion near Johnstown sent five people to the hospital and forced evacuations
Eight children at a Cambridge church concert were hospitalized with seizure-like symptoms possibly linked to cleaning fumes
The assessment sequence that could save lives — Are you using it?
Decoding capnography: Key waveforms that guide EMS decisions
Pediatric respiratory distress doesn’t have to be terrifying — here’s how to handle it
One man died and at least nine others were hospitalized after high levels of carbon monoxide, flammable gas and methane were found during a gas leak at a Lexington apartment complex
From burns to bleeding, head trauma to amputation, be prepared for when fireworks go wrong
After a boat explosion left a family with severe burns, they were rushed to Jackson Memorial’s Miami Burn Center for immediate care and long-term healing support
Learn how to effectively manage respiratory challenges during and after seizures
Despite FDA warnings and no U.S. approval, underground brands keep marketing tianeptine products like Zaza and Tianaa, exploiting gaps in supplement oversight
FDNY marine crews rescued passengers from the water and rushed the injured to local hospitals
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