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.
As the population ages and healthcare needs surge, EMS is evolving beyond emergencies to provide critical support through body cavity access devices and expanded care procedures
An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
Steve Whitehead wants you to consider this one thing before pulling out the plastic tubes
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
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
