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.
Discover the critical items that make up a tactical medical kit and understand how it differs from trauma bags and kits
Studies show that mechanical ventilation is superior to bag-valve-mask ventilation, especially in terms of patient safety
Props and tricks can add creativity into your next airway management adventure during simulation or on the job
Paramedics were called after a student lost consciousness; numerous students and faculty reported symptoms including nausea and headaches
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
The Texas boy was reprimanded for leaving the class to carry a friend to the school nurse
Video shows moment when firefighters handed off a 4-month-old, one of three rescued children, to FTO Anna Reeves
EMS providers need to understand the importance of airway management and monitoring for respiratory compromise along with naloxone administration for opioid overdoses
This month’s favorite videos include a dramatic video of a needle thoracostomy and a quick tip to relieve nausea symptoms
Automatic transport ventilators may improve ventilation rate, tidal volume and oxygenation for patients needing airway management and ventilator support
Temperature, lactate and ETCO2 monitoring may provide field personnel with objective evidence to make a more accurate field diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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Quantitative waveform capnography can help EMS providers recognize bronchospasm, spot ventilation derangements, and gauge the effectiveness of therapy
Paramedics are increasingly likely to transport patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation machines and some systems are testing ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest
Asthma, a leading cause of respiratory compromise, can be assessed with capnography and effectively treated with BLS and ALS medications
This month’s favorites included an interview with Randolph Mantooth and a video showing the tasks and challenges of a 911 dispatcher
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
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