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.
When shopping for a new pulse oximeter, here are six important issues to consider
Steve Whitehead asks, does your pulse ox probe fail you, or do you fail it?
How advanced techniques like delayed-sequence intubation and NIPPV mitigate adverse outcomes in physiologically difficult airways
A conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis on airway management and medical direction
Our co-hosts discuss the development of an apprentice, journeyman and supervisor competency-based training system
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient involved in a bicycle accident
Treat aggressively with high-flow oxygen, rapid sequence intubation and Cyanokit in a patient with evidence of airway burns and CO2 poisoning
The dispatcher gave the boy CPR instructions that he translated to his mother who was trying to save his baby sister
The Inscope Direct is a disposable laryngoscope that gives clinicians a clear view of the airway
Officials learned that before responders arrived, a licensed nurse had “attempted a crude tracheotomy on the victim”
GlideScope Go is designed to provide clear airway views in a wide variety of settings
a. Will Stewart, a Sacramento State student, was hanging out with some other internship candidates when he noticed a nearby man in sudden distress
Our co-hosts give some tips on how to keep your skills sharp
Test your knowledge on the challenges of assessing and treating children with capnography
Lila had just completed a first aid and CPR training course and performed the Heimlich maneuver on her grandmother
The paramedics’ quick actions saved the life of the 2-year-old when he choked on his food at a daycare
As we reflect on the past 10 years, here’s a look at the videos that resonated the most with readers
From exam tips to career advice, our top columns of the past 10 years covered all the bases
The “set-up, size-up, scope, secure” mindset of the 1st and TEN approach to intubation may help improve first-pass success
A basic understanding of how acid-base imbalances can affect the patient’s presentation can help make sense of conflicting symptoms
First responders can use their status as respected community figures to reduce the risk for drowning
The firefighter’s daughter was playing with the popular toy when a metal bearing flew off and into her mouth
Allina Health EMS leaders discuss the importance of a strong relationship between operational leaders and the medical director
