Airway management
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.
Assign someone to monitor the patient’s airway visually and with capnography using these five tips
“GCS <8; intubate” may be endangered, but not totally deserving of extinction
In this data-packed EMS One-Stop episode, Drs. Brent Myers and Remle Crowe share 7 critical metrics, from opioid overdoses to pediatric behavioral health, reshaping prehospital care
A freon leak inside the Pittsburg store caused an employee to have trouble breathing
Officials extended “Code Red” air quality alerts for a third straight day
Over 400 wildfires in Canada have affected air quality in several states
2 children were transported to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children after being rescued
The Century III Mall in West Mifflin has been the site of recent fires
Carl Amos was alone when he tried to escape to safety, but he tripped and broke his hip
Human metapneumovirus has many of the same symptoms as COVID and RSV
Divers performed a grid search to locate the man on the floor of the bay
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
Careerline Tech Center students worked through several scenarios evaluating their skills as they prepare for a career in EMS
“I started doing what we learned,” said Giselle Torres, a student in an EMS class at the Careerline Tech Center
Emergency responders worked with family members to rescue the teen while simultaneously performing CPR, but efforts to revive him failed
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
Studies show that mechanical ventilation is superior to bag-valve-mask ventilation, especially in terms of patient safety
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”
The Index tracks data for more than 2,600 EMS agencies across the country
Madelene Smith’s suit says firefighters told her to drive her husband, Hugh Max Smith Jr., who later died after suffering a brain injury from a lack of oxygen
Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
Head-to-toe guidance for improving trauma outcomes
To conserve supplies while providing patient relief, a pulmonary expert suggests using a spacer device connected to an inhaler instead of a nebulizer
The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans
Is there a role for dexamethasone in the prehospital environment?
A Charlotte Fire crew, not EMS, was dispatched after police first called for help; once on scene, firefighters called Medic to treat Jovontay Williams, who later died
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
The woman fainted in the plane’s aisle, but the EMS provider stabilized her condition
The department dismissed Dakota Ibrahim and suspended Joseph Schultz; Leonardo Guerrero died after being strapped to a stretcher in an ambulance
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
EMS providers and leaders have a “duty to act” to ensure patients are treated with dignity and compassion
