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.
FEATURED CONTENT
McGrath Video Laryngoscope proves useful in the prehospital environment
While EMS provders may not encounter patients on a daily basis that have a tracheostomy as their primary airway, you will encounter a patient like this sometime
The basics about this new device
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
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A month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency while driving
It’s 2026 — why do pediatric calls still make us sweat?
The more complex the skill, the more attention it requires; so how do we get work done and still maintain awareness of the whole scene?
What happens when textbook physiology meets the back of the ambulance
Research Monitor
Lessons in preparing for high-risk intubations and avoiding peri-intubation hypotension
Dr. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann discusses diseases of the upper and lower airways
ABOUT THE SPONSOR: INTERSURGICAL
Intersurgical is a global designer, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of high-quality medical devices for respiratory support. We provide flexible patient solutions for airway management, anesthesia, critical care and oxygen & aerosol therapy, for use within emergency care, hospitals and also in the home.
Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges