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.
Hyperventilation syndrome, often triggered by anxiety, presents unique challenges in EMS care. Understanding its nuances is crucial for effective assessment and management.
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro review video of intubation and an external ventricular drain
Explore how alpha and beta receptors within the autonomic nervous system regulate vital involuntary functions and respond to stressors
Among reported cases, over half of the children were toddlers; symptoms include drowsiness, breathing problems, fast heart rate and vomiting
Always keep the patient’s context in mind in any situation when you’re utilizing waveform capnography
Greene County-Greeneville EMS is short-staffed by more than 20%
The blackout challenge has been linked to the deaths of at least 15 children ages 12 or younger in the past 18 months
Learn how innovations are being made in treating respiratory emergencies
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
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
“COVID was the ultimate bully. It bullied every other virus for two years,” said Dr. Mark Griffiths. As COVID-19 rates go down, “they’re coming back full force”
Our cohosts tackle a contentious topic – including waveform capnography into the EMT Scope of Practice; do you agree?
Maryland physician describes the current pediatric bed crisis as “far worse than the worst days of the adult critical care bed crunch during COVID”
EMS providers treated middle school children with difficulty breathing after eating spicy tortilla chips
The Sotair was designed to protect the airway and minimize gastric insufflation
A surge of viral infections is increasing pediatric hospitalizations and transports
A Maryland Go-Team member shares his knowledge and passion with others
Exploring the limitations of lung auscultation and pulse oximetry
Check out this incredible footage from video laryngoscopes that captured burned and swollen airways during intubation
City council members will vote on a 2-year ban on all chemical sedatives used to restrain patients as well as any new sedatives for medical purposes
Protect patients from over-ventilation and pulmonary injury with a bag-valve-mask that helps regulate rate and volume
A 91-year-old patient died and a 36-year-old paramedic was severely injured when flames engulfed the back of the ambulance in a hospital parking lot
Fire experts said an electrical problem may have caused a spark
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Safety records have improved, and crews have more capabilities, such as putting patients on ventilators and performing blood transfusions
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
The disparity caused patients of color to receive less supplemental oxygen compared with white patients
Middletown Firefighter Beau Sienkiewicz performed the Heimlich maneuver and back blows before a Hartford HealthCare EMS crew arrived
The negative association between number of airway attempts and neuro-intact survival following OHCA
Preparing for the most stressful call you can receive: pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest
How to best manage our high-stress, time-compressed working conditions to control fight-or-flight response
The true value of tools like mechanical CPR devices and transport ventilators
