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.
Learn about two of the most common NMBAs used in EMS and how each impact intubation decisions during advanced airway management
Exploring a new application for capnography in the prehospital setting
Today’s devices make a historically challenging skill dramatically easier
Our co-hosts discuss the use of CPAP in the field and its pathophysiology
Pediatric patients need to be handled with care using these five expert tips.
The top videos of February included clips on how to conduct accurate glucometer readings and how to do more good than harm during intubations
You are on scene with a patient who was choking on food; is your primary assessment as efficient as possible?
You are dispatched to a restaurant for a report of a man choking
Understand how monitoring tools can be used to guide treatment for COPD exacerbations
Using ventilator settings to correct pH imbalance
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
In 2016, Heimlich himself was the hero, saving a woman choking on food at his senior living center
Capnography guided care gives EMS providers the information they need to improve survival for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Hypothermia death of a Minn. teen is an unimaginable tragedy, but a breach is not enough for a finding of negligence
Jason Schneider is accused of inflicting head trauma to his then 4-month-old son
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
A paramedic performed a thoracostomy on Sandy Kelley, a move that doctors said likely saved her life
RSI can be lifesaving when appropriately applied or deadly if not performed with a high-level of proficiency and accuracy
Fairbanks Paramedic Academy graduates and students took home first place in every category, crediting their training and education for their wins
How will you care for a teenager who intentionally asphyxiated himself and is now unresponsive with agonal respirations?
Mirranda Grace Lawson had been on life support since May after she choked on a piece of popcorn.
Understand how capnography identifies respiratory and cardiovascular compromise in restrained patients
Ambulance crews treated 26 patients after they reported breathing difficulties; two others were hospitalized
Emotional extremes are common in EMS and remind us of exactly why it is that we wear the uniform
Because every patient is different, EMS providers must have a range of airway skills and a strong degree of experience
Mirranda Grace Lawson, 2, was placed on life support after choking on a popcorn kernel
The 12-year-old used the Heimlich to dislodge a piece of ice cream cone from her airway
We asked EMS1 readers to share their knowledge and use of capnography during patient care
When the woman choked on her food, her two children sprung into action and performed the maneuver
Without insurance, it’s possible for some Alaskans to pay over $800 for a two-pack of EpiPens
