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.
A field-ready guide to safer airway decisions, stronger fundamentals and better patient outcomes.
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Heated, humidified, high flow nasal cannula oxygenation has a number of benefits that could be useful in a prehospital setting
A randomized clinical trial of ED intubations showed a statistically significant improvement in first pass success rates when using a bougie
When it comes to respiratory distress calls in the field, EMS providers need to be aware they play a large part of the patient’s continuing care story
Our co-hosts discuss the ever-changing practice of airway management
Dangerous oxygen tank accidents can occur within the ambulance if the cylinders are not cared for properly
One medical director is challenging the current pediatric intubation paradigm, exploring direct and video laryngoscopy
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End-tidal carbon dioxide is an irrefutable indication for any type of airway adjunct
You were asked to assess and treat a potential stroke in a 39-year-old man found unresponsive while working out; did you make the right call?
Learn the signs and symptoms for this significant pediatric airway and ventilation emergency
What does the peer-reviewed literature say on the efficacy of the management of the pediatric airway by EMS providers?
Use ETCO2 monitoring to avoid inappropriate hyperventilation, recognize abnormal respiratory patterns and guide care
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
A teenager’s death after a misplaced and unrecognized failed intubation is a tragic reminder of how and why error can occur in EMS
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