Airway management
Explore EMS1’s airway management hub for practical guidance on securing and maintaining patient airways in the field. This directory features expert articles on basic and advanced airway techniques, use of airway devices, ventilation strategies, difficult airway management, and clinical decision points for prehospital care. It helps EMS professionals refine airway skills, improve first-pass success, and enhance patient outcomes during respiratory emergencies.
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Engage your participants in pediatric resuscitation protocols, equipment and patient assessment
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
The supply ran out and the family has filed a complaint, saying the 45-minute stop contributed to his death
She knew what to do from a health and safety class, and sang “Frozen” songs to her 2-year-old sibling to keep him calm
He jumped over a fence and began the Heimlich maneuver when an 11-year-old raised his hands to his throat during a watermelon-eating contest
Obese patients have an increased pulmonary blood volume that can make ventilation difficult, but there are techniques that can help
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
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
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
