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.
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
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
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?
