Airway management
This directory provides essential articles on Airway Management, a critical skill for EMS professionals. Topics include techniques for securing airways, the use of advanced airway devices, and strategies for managing difficult airways in emergencies. Mastery of Airway Management is vital for ensuring patient survival during respiratory emergencies. For related information, explore our resources on Advanced Life Support (ALS), which often involves advanced airway procedures. Use this directory to deepen your understanding and improve your airway management skills in the field.
Becoming a paramedic is the highest level of prehospital care and requires much more advanced training than becoming an EMT
Steve Whitehead shares CPAP contraindications
Take your time to get that tube smoothly, non-traumatically into trachea on 1st pass
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
If COVID-19 has taught us anything about EMS supply chain management, it is that more options under one vendor’s roof is better for EMS agencies
Dannielle Binns, who works for two agencies, started administering back blows as the child was turning blue
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
Examining the evidence for managing intubation attempts, PEA and ETCO2 for out of hospital cardiac arrest
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
Replacing dogma with current best practice updates on burn assessment and treatment
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Establishing a definitive airway and administering blood products
A simple framework for an EMT skills competency portfolio
How young patients’ unique anatomy and physiology impact trauma assessment and management
It’s not all about breathing rates: hypercapnia risk factors and complications
Cathy Trainor will be using her medical training and Russian language skills with the Global Disaster Relief Team
Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
TBI risk factors, managing patient refusals and oxygenation tips for treating head injuries
Paramedic Derek Smith testified that officers did not say that Floyd wasn’t breathing and had no pulse
Through nearly two years of pandemic, the HEMS industry has been hit hard but proven resilient
The respirators will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers throughout the country
The position statements summarize recommendations for training, quality management, pediatric considerations and more
Look beyond the classic symptoms of cyanide, and CO poisoning, and thermal inhalation, to find the best course of treament
“I’ve been here 30 years, and I’ve never had this happen,” said Captain Jon Moore with the Mesquite Fire Department
Firefighters’ “oxygen tanks were empty, and they still pushed through the smoke” to continue making rescues, said Mayor Eric Adams
Drs. Antevy, Piehl, Spiro, Scheppke, Bernstein and Kupas discuss ketamine and other sedatives, and how to minimize risk when administering
The footage shows Cecilia Morales leaping into action to resuscitate the child
The McMurray Enhanced Airway tool is intended to quickly open a patient’s airway and was designed by an anesthesia professional
Pediatric infectious disease specialist Priya Soni, MD, answers questions about RSV symptoms, treatment and COVID-19 co-infection
Join the UCSF physician team as they discuss the wonders of ECMO
