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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Many key attributes of the EMS provider cannot be learned through books alone
Medics have an increasing array of tools to choose from to treat a tension pneumothorax
The objective is to optimize circulating oxygen and carbon dioxide
Pediatric asthma related illness is one of the more common reasons for emergent EMS responses
This medication is notorious as a street drug and with good reason
Sometimes the mark of a great medic is in the things that aren’t done
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There is often a chaotic scene as burn victims are usually pulled out of the fire early, which easily distract responders
Study: Intravenous Drug Administration During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Irish company’s newest manikin simulates an infant’s airways
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that hyperventilation of intubated patients with head injuries increases both morbidity and mortality
Review: Effect of Emergency Medical Technician - Placed Combitubes on Outcomes After Out-Of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest
The pros and cons of conventional and fiber optic disposables
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Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges