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 EMS crew was about to administer epinephrine, “only they hadn’t noticed what I had; the patient’s heart rate was 268”
Our co-hosts discuss the importance of calculating Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) and how to do it properly
The bag-valve-mask can save your patient’s life; ensure you’re using it properly with these tools
An accurate assessment maximizes CPAP’s effectiveness
CPAP is not just for adults anymore
The only people looking for heroes on transfer calls of critically ill patients are attorneys
The doctor performed an emergency tracheotomy during a dinner for participants of a valley fever symposium
Maintaining skills in using advanced airway items can improve your practice
Here are a few of the ways that CO2 monitoring is helpful in the prehospital environment
Hebrew University Biodesign students invent a self-guided robotic intubation device
Airway alternatives to endotracheal intubation
Precise BVM technique is critical in minimizing complications
Many key attributes of the EMS provider cannot be learned through books alone
Medics have an increasing array of tools to choose from to treat a tension pneumothorax
The objective is to optimize circulating oxygen and carbon dioxide
Pediatric asthma related illness is one of the more common reasons for emergent EMS responses
This medication is notorious as a street drug and with good reason
Sometimes the mark of a great medic is in the things that aren’t done
The 9- and 10-year-old boys were outside playing when they heard the mother screaming for help
