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.
Exploring a new application for capnography in the prehospital setting
Today’s devices make a historically challenging skill dramatically easier
Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation
The infant’s parents refuse to allow tests to be conducted to deduce if she is brain dead
A single prehospital treatment protocol for respiratory distress from asthma or COPD is reasonable
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders can ensure pediatric patients receive the correct care with right preparation, equipment and training
Akron police suspect fentanyl-laced heroin as the cause of 17 overdoses in one day
Police suspect illegal fireworks explosion responsible for girl’s hand amputation and blast injuries to her face
Once the shooter is dead or apprehended, the top mission for police and EMS is to stop the dying from bleeding and airway compromise
Gather round to learn the out-of-date and obsolete EMT skills that the Ambulance Driver has outlasted during his EMS career
The death of a 26-year-old farm equipment operator has been ruled an accident
Noah Filer comes out of a coma and learns he’s a double amputee — then completes his goal of becoming a paramedic
The doctor has demonstrated the maneuver many times over the years, but had never before used it on a person who was choking
End-tidal carbon dioxide is an irrefutable indication for any type of airway adjunct
The man, 44, deeply slashed his own throat with a folding knife after being accused of shoplifting
You were asked to assess and treat a potential stroke in a 39-year-old man found unresponsive while working out; did you make the right call?
Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant pediatric airway and ventilation emergency
What does the peer-reviewed literature say on the efficacy of the management of the pediatric airway by EMS providers?
Use ETCO2 monitoring to avoid inappropriate hyperventilation, recognize abnormal respiratory patterns and guide care
Among this month’s clips were 12-lead ECG interpretation tips and a demonstration on how to assist with childbirth
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS
Waveform capnography can be used to detect respiratory and circulatory compromise from anaphylaxis in children and to guide treatment
Among this month’s clips were a simplified method for 12-lead ECG electrode placement and five bougie tips for better airway management
Use capnography to guide oxygenation and ventilation derangements in drowning patients
