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.
Their new device has enhanced first-pass success and provides other advantages
Learn the key differences, signs and symptoms of compensated and decompensated shock to improve prehospital recognition and response
Steve Whitehead breaks down pulse ox plethysmography
A study from Florida Atlantic University found IM ketamine administration increases ED intubation rate 5.75-fold for patients testing positive for cocaine
The son of Firefighter Lynn Carpenter and Firefighter-EMT Austin Carpenter was born while Lynn was on a ventilator, fighting for her life
The death of firefighter trainee Peyton Morse is a tragic reminder that we need to change our culture, mindset and response to complaints of respiratory distress
Vodcast: Drs. Peter Antevy, Mark Piehl and David Spiro discuss multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children and the newest PALS guidelines
In the prehospital setting, we haven’t traditionally been able to see inside of our patients to tell what’s going on, but we’ve always been able to hear, and that skillset remains invaluable for the EMS professional
What paramedics needs to know as reports of self-medication for COVID-19 rise
Flail chest, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and pulmonary contusion have unique presentations, but all jeopardize vital functions
Norwalk firefighters’ union says a new policy will cut responses to 12 of 16 general medical alarms, despite many firefighters also being medics
EMS1 readers weigh in on adding supraglottic airways to the EMT scope of practice
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss how to use the SALAD method in advanced airway management scenarios, dishing their top tips
Reviewing the pediatric evidence for stay and play or load and go
A paramedic administered oxygen before Brito was transported to a Rochester, N.Y., hospital
5 ways to protect the patient during mechanical ventilation
The NAEMSP Discussion Forum debates EMT training, capnography considerations
Without real-time feedback to confirm ventilation rate and volume, a piece of the map is missing
Changing the way we think about and train providers on oxygen administration
The all-hands-on-deck incident required the Billings Fire Department crew to build a wooden box to assist in the rescue
Gone are the days of simply relying on visualizing the tube passing through the cords and watching for tube fogging, thanks to technology that helps verify tube placement
Springfield officers resuscitated and administered oxygen to the 3-month-old who had stopped breathing
As the winter’s surge of coronavirus cases overwhelmed Los Angeles hospitals, EMTs like Michael Diaz were forced to take previously unthinkable measures
The police officer, firefighter and EMS providers from five different departments were at the same restaurant by coincidence
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss Kelly Grayson’s recent airway management webinar (now available on-demand) and debate the best intubation tools
Test your knowledge on hyperventilation, hypoventilation and reactive airway disease capnography waveforms
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay was among the providers who answered the call for medical help
Learn how real-time BVM feedback can help you improve patient care for cardiac arrest, TBI and other critical conditions
Paramedics treated and resuscitated 26 more cats in what was called a “domesticated animal mass casualty incident”
Drs. Dickson and Patrick review the pediatric general assessment triangle
Airway management guru Kelly Grayson on when and how to escalate to a more invasive and secure airway, and when to elevate care
What we learned from the ARREST Trial about ECMO-facilitated resuscitation in OHCA refractory ventricular fibrillation
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
