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.
Keeping patients moving toward definitive treatment through accurate triage of life threats is the key to EMS success at a mass casualty incident
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
Heart of the pack is i-gel airway, now with both oxygen port and suction port
The drug we use most often in EMS can cause harm if we give it without good reason
Despite lack of evidence demonstrating superiority over ETI, SGAs do offer logistical and tactical advantages during resuscitation attempt
Check out the runners-up for EMS Week Contest finalists!
Skillful airway management is often 1st step in successful resuscitation of compromised patient
Early effective ventilation may be more important for these patients than for adult victims of cardiac arrest
CPAP should be classified as non-invasive therapy and be entirely suitable for use by EMTs and first responders
Reviewing your processes and devices on a regular basis is critical for agencies
Pioneers such as Trousseau and Trendelenburg really refined and popularized the operation
We asked our Facebook followers to predict how things will evolve over the coming years
Unlike Johnny and Roy, today’s EMS providers have many types of devices to choose from
EMS providers must be skilled in managing airways and ventilation using multiple devices
EMS1 columnists debate the topic of airway management and outline the current trends and what the future may hold
In this exclusive book excerpt from ,"A Paramedic’s Story: Life, Death, and Everything in Between,” Kelly Grayson looks back at one particular call
By comparing performance and price, you can best match your equipment to your expectations and budget
If you don’t get a good initial direct view, use the screen on the VuStik handpiece to help you find your target
We should all be taking our state EMS officials to task over outdated and overly restrictive protocols
Baltimore Convention Center exhibit area was on fire with some incredible new advancements in EMS technology on display
First responders from fire departments, paramedic agency gathered Monday morning to accept kit donations
1 set of 3 can replace a whole kit of Berman or Hudson style OPAs
Several new products were introduced here for 1st time anywhere and have enormous potential
Rescuer Emergency CPAP from BLS Systems offers combination of features we have not seen before
No matter who is holding the laryngoscope, airway management is a team sport
The school nurse and a teacher performed CPR on the boy before applying the AED
East Hartford Fire Chief John Oates says the boy was found unresponsive in East Hartford High’s pool on Wednesday afternoon
An autopsy Tuesday found Kayla died due to a medical issue and not from injuries suffered in the crash, police said
After arriving on the scene the officer could not find a pulse, but the AED told him a shock was not necessary and urged CPR
Now with ten years of history and many clinical trials behind them, video-laryngoscopes are proving to have a vital role in anesthesia
