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.
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Hebrew University Biodesign students invent a self-guided robotic intubation device
Airway alternatives to endotracheal intubation
Precise BVM technique is critical in minimizing complications
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Medics have an increasing array of tools to choose from to treat a tension pneumothorax
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Pediatric asthma related illness is one of the more common reasons for emergent EMS responses
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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
The number of CPAP devices continues to grow
With extended battery life and easy to use controls, this unit makes CCT easier
Capnography is standard of care for all intubated patients and should be for all major medical patients
The fact is more children are stabilized and life threats averted through the provision of the basics
The anatomic differences between adult and pediatric airways are well described in EMT and paramedic courses
An autopsy revealed that Edward Archbold had died from choking and not from contaminated insects as others theorized
Monitoring ETCO2 with waveform capnography gives EMS providers real-time feedback to make treatment decisions and improve care for a multitude of medical problems and traumatic injuries
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American Medical Response locally implementing new artificial airway, LMA Supreme
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