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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Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
The GO2VENT by Vortran is a gas-powered device worth considering for disaster plans
Is there a role for dexamethasone in the prehospital environment?
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
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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
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
Through nearly two years of pandemic, the HEMS industry has been hit hard but proven resilient
Look beyond the classic symptoms of cyanide, and CO poisoning, and thermal inhalation, to find the best course of treament
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Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges