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.
A field-ready guide to safer airway decisions, stronger fundamentals and better patient outcomes.
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“I started fishing in my handlebar bag for my Garmin InReach as I rolled up on a younger man attempting inadequate CPR on an older man”
Five options for exchanging the SGA for an endotracheal tube
From vocal cords to alveoli, and mmHg to Lpm: Test your airway knowledge
Novel use of video laryngoscopy with recording capability to improve clinical oversight in EMS airway management
Monday morning quarterbacking a difficult STEMI from the EMS and ED perspective
Waveform capnography provides a non-invasive, accurate assessment of a patient’s ventilatory status
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Check out this incredible footage from video laryngoscopes that captured burned and swollen airways during intubation
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
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
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
Establishing a definitive airway and administering blood products
ABOUT THE SPONSOR: INTERSURGICAL
Intersurgical is a global designer, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of high-quality medical devices for respiratory support. We provide flexible patient solutions for airway management, anesthesia, critical care and oxygen & aerosol therapy, for use within emergency care, hospitals and also in the home.
Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges