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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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
Review the evidence for nine clinical applications for field ultrasound to assess, treat and monitor critically ill patients
Google “metronome” from any internet connected device to use an adjustable, audible beat during chest compressions
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The unit rotates 90 degrees for horizontal cylinder exchanges
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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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
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
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