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.
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
For both intubated and non-intubated patients, capnography can provide a wealth of information about vital signs
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
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
