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.
The use of waveform capnography as a monitoring and diagnostic tool extends far beyond airway management and cardiac arrest
Application of an EtCO2 sampling device and waveform monitoring, especially during bag-valve mask ventilation, is well within the capability of EMTs
Going back to the basics ensures a smooth EtCO2 reading and creates a calming environment for both the patient and provider
Military training incorporated into a prehospital setting helps EMS providers make complex decisions when responding to tactical incidents
Medic able to revive unresponsive 10-month-old boy with CPR before ambulance arrived
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter’s union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
Workshop, funded by a grant to expand pediatric medical education, used pig lungs, hearts, and tracheas for hands-on training
The Podmedic highlights three of his favorite products from EMS Today 2015
The SUV crashed into a snowbank after its brakes failed, rupturing the gas tank and causing a fire which exploded an onboard oxygen tank
Advances in technology should continue to create ventilators that are smaller, more user friendly, and easily adaptable to the pre-hospital environment
Pressure manometers, filters, a good seal and a two-person approach can all help improve effective airway ventilation
A new supraglottic airway device is introduced about once a year, and are widely used in the pre-hospital environment because of their simplicity, speed of insertion, and efficacy
Patients find comfort in the one-on-one care the community paramedic service provides
A father quit his job and became a first responder after a firefighter saved his 17-year-old autistic son from choking during a seizure
Driver yells “He can’t breathe!” for man having asthma attack; video shows man in distress and wait for ambulance to arrive
Officers should call an ambulance for persons with signs or complaints of respiratory difficulty or breathing problems
The simulators include 20 cardiopulmonary resuscitation head-and-chest training mannequins and three – an adult, a child and an infant – intubation heads for breathing-tube training
The flame ignited her oxygen-enriched clothing and she caught fire
Responders say they have found people in emergencies worried more about their pets than their homes
You responded to an elementary school student in respiratory distress; did you get the next steps right?
The firefighter and medic made a split-second decision to use an adult oxygen mask on a German Shepard mix that they thought would die
He was using a flammable chemical to remove carpeting before the explosion; colleagues transported him to the hospital and he faces a long recovery
The more complex the skill, the more attention it requires; so how do we get work done and still maintain awareness of the whole scene?
The virus can cause mild to severe illness, with the worst cases needing life support for breathing difficulties
The supply ran out and the family has filed a complaint, saying the 45-minute stop contributed to his death
