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.
Use these tips to pick the stethoscope best for you and to use it correctly on every patient
Gain confidence in the difference between normal and abnormal breath sounds by auscultating lung sounds on every patient
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
The Lungappen app includes 20 patient cases with different respiratory issues and symptoms
An in-depth analysis of the research based updates for the treatment of out of hospital cardiac arrest
Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion, 24, died accidentally from the asphyxia caused by low oxygen levels
Understand how using end-tidal carbon dioxide to confirm placement of advanced airways and guide patient care
He stopped to help while transporting a patient; the child is on life support
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for medications, airway insertion and confirmation, defibrillation and post-arrest care
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
Educators need to provide realistic simulation training to ensure pediatric patient clinical competence
The program will focus on treating chronic medical conditions and assist patients before they need to call 911
Understand how waveform capnography can be used to assess and treat ventilation, perfusion and metabolic emergencies in children
Cardiogenic oscillations (COS) of the capnography waveform match the patient’s heart rate and are caused by pulmonary artery pulsations
Students need to know that capnography is part of the standard of care and is one of the most important diagnostic tools at their disposal
Health officials advise people in Syria, Lebanon and Israel to stay indoors with their windows closed
The truck rumbled down an embankment before hitting the cars, including one that was pushed into the dealership showroom
Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with traumatic brain injury saves lives, here’s how
You are asked to respond to a park for an infant in respiratory arrest; did you get the diagnosis right?
You are asked to respond to a park for an infant in respiratory arrest
EMS providers need to use a systematic method for airway assessment and management
Understanding the three types of airway management errors can help EMS providers select the optimal equipment and technique for airway management
Researchers theorize that an oscillating waveform may be caused by air movement from chest compression and recoil
Since he was not dispatched to the call 3-blocks away, he did not respond or ask about the call for the child, who later died
