Airway Management

The airway management topic contains research, news, podcasts, product information and analysis on airway management techniques, trends and advancements. In this topic, learn more about emergent conditions behind respiratory distress, and find takeaways from industry conferences, webinars and leaders on airway management best practices.

We also tackle the great airway debate and what the research tells us about the best tools for endotracheal intubation and advanced airways, and video vs. direct laryngoscopy.

Learn more about airway management products with this free EMS1 buying guide with key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation.

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Back to the basics: Anaphylaxis
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Four distinct events must occur in order for an anaphylactic reaction to manifest
A new option for patient ventilation
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The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans
The TBI ‘H bombs’
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Dr. Al Lulla breaks down an area where we can improve outcomes
Why introducing waveform capnography can help EMTs grow
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Our cohosts tackle a contentious topic – including waveform capnography into the EMT Scope of Practice; do you agree?
Understanding dexamethasone: Reviewing the risks, benefits and evidence
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Is there a role for dexamethasone in the prehospital environment?
NAEMSP 2023 Quick Take: 7 takeaways to improve EMS quality, staffing
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Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
Prone positioning: Therapy or apathy?
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If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
'How does this happen?' Wolfberg and Wirth weigh in on EMT murder charges
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EMS providers and leaders have a "duty to act" to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
'How does this happen?' Wolfberg and Wirth weigh in on EMT murder charges
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EMS providers and leaders have a "duty to act" to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
CPR shuffle: The life-saving playlist you need
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Every song on our list falls within the recommended 100 to 120 bpm range to perform CPR
Prehospital sedation best practices
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Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation
Capnography in the cold
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Always keep the patient’s context in mind in any situation when you’re utilizing waveform capnography
‘It’s killing our babies’: 12-year old dies in TikTok challenge
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The blackout challenge has been linked to the deaths of at least 15 children ages 12 or younger in the past 18 months
Off-duty Fla. firefighter jumps onto moving holiday float to treat child having emergency
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Polk County Fire Rescue said that Driver/Engineer Dustin Bovill cleared the child's airway and rode with the patient until EMS providers could take over
How best to manage the airways of patients with traumatic injuries
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Louisville Metro EMS Major Chis Lokits joins to discuss the future of paramedic intubation, as well his agency's part in the DoD's prehospital airway clinical trial
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