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.
Steve Whitehead wants you to consider this one thing before pulling out the plastic tubes
For both intubated and non-intubated patients, capnography can provide a wealth of information about vital signs
Waveform capnography provides real-time feedback that BLS providers can use to make treatment decisions and improve care
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
Rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
Video is a great visual demonstration of anatomy and angiocath placement, but the result is NOT what EMS providers should expect or experience in the field
We asked EMS1 readers to share their knowledge and use of capnography during patient care
What are the causes of the patient’s distress and what treatments are indicated?
Each author explores the other side of impassioned debates on naloxone, endotracheal intubation, STEMI alerts, professionalism, and lecture-based education
The sick man’s lips were turning blue; he kept him on oxygen for the remainder of the flight and asked the pilot to “punch it up”
The greatest clinical invention of our time confirms and monitors airway placement
Sgt. James Brown died while in custody for a two-day DWI sentence; autopsy result cited natural causes by sickle cell crisis.
Young responders did the procedure in the field for the first time in their careers after CPR, a defibrillator and the Heimlich maneuver failed to revive a man who was suffocating
The airway splints are used to prevent the bronchi from collapsing and blocking ventilation
Learn about pediatric lung diseases that present with asthma-like symptoms to EMS providers
The fire chief, who is also a school board member, was at the school for a board meeting when the boy started choking
You are asked to respond to the soccer field at the local middle school; did you get the treatment steps right?
You are asked to respond to the soccer field at the local middle school
