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.
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
Unvalidated third-party lines may lead to inaccurate results and other problems
From assessing to intervening, this quiz covers vital airway management scenarios to ensure you’re equipped to handle emergencies confidently.
No matter where you or your patient are, there are some key intubating techniques that can increase the likelihood of “first pass” success rates
He started CPR on a non-breathing baby born at home with a midwife, but realized her airway was blocked with mucus
The unit rotates 90 degrees for horizontal cylinder exchanges
Her training came into play when she realized the 911 call was from her husband; the couple’s baby boy had swallowed a metal washer
It’s a complicated skill, and it’s critical that EMS providers learn good techniques from the start and continue to practice them
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A nurse briefly left a dinner tray unattended; medication and treatment records did not reflect the patient’s diagnosis of dysphagia
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A player was kneed in the head and swallowed his tongue, but a player on the other team knew to reach into his mouth to clear his airway
Her heart rate is rapid, her skin clammy and she’s having trouble breathing — what’s your diagnosis?
Her heart rate is rapid, her skin clammy and she’s having trouble breathing — what’s your diagnosis?
Understanding the difference can sometimes make all the difference
Here’s a look at the early airway devices and how they evolved into the smaller, better and easier-to-use versions we have now
BVM is hard, and unless you have a perfect technique, it’s going to be difficult to get the volume of air you need into the patient without a nasopharyngeal airway
Endotracheal intubation is a definitive method of airway control, but prehospital use may lead to complications
The responders plan on increasing their animal readiness following a fire where two dogs died
In his latest explanation of oxygen administration, Jon Puryear focuses on the 2010 American Heart Association oxygen administration guidelines.
A look at current and future trends in EtCO2 monitoring
EMS1 sits down with Mike McEvoy, EMS coordinator for the Saratoga County (N.Y.) EMS, to discuss his hometown agency’s in-field utilization of capnography to better treat their patients
EMS1 readers shared their suggestions on how to get the most out of the method