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.
Day 1 of the Wisconsin EMS Association conference featured sessions on sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, facial trauma and traumatic amputations
From an airway management wake-up call to the efficacy of naloxone on out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, these studies will be making waves in 2025
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
A Pinnacle exhibitor demonstrates how to capture and maintain an adequate seal and how to switch to manual when ventilating a patient
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles teams carry oxygen, along with naloxone, to reverse the effects of opioid overdose
Dartmouth officers were overcome by a combination of hydrochloride, hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide
Helicopters transported 2 patients from the Holliston house explosion to trauma centers in Boston
Jackson County Fire Rescue expects to place the new equipment in all of its front-line ambulances this summer
30 backup batteries for MRI machines had begun “off-gassing,” creating a hazmat incident in the Tampa facility
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
Campers at four sites in the San Juan National Forest complained of wheezing, nausea and throat and nose irritation
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study compared intubation attempts in over 1,400 patients in hospitals across the nation
A Miami County official said there was a “surge of chemicals” at the Troy pool that caused several children to be taken to local hospitals
First responders from several agencies responded to a report of an ammonia leak in a Lancaster food warehouse
A freon leak inside the Pittsburg store caused an employee to have trouble breathing
Officials extended “Code Red” air quality alerts for a third straight day
Over 400 wildfires in Canada have affected air quality in several states
2 children were transported to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children after being rescued
The Century III Mall in West Mifflin has been the site of recent fires
Carl Amos was alone when he tried to escape to safety, but he tripped and broke his hip
Human metapneumovirus has many of the same symptoms as COVID and RSV
Divers performed a grid search to locate the man on the floor of the bay
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
Careerline Tech Center students worked through several scenarios evaluating their skills as they prepare for a career in EMS
“I started doing what we learned,” said Giselle Torres, a student in an EMS class at the Careerline Tech Center
Emergency responders worked with family members to rescue the teen while simultaneously performing CPR, but efforts to revive him failed
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
Studies show that mechanical ventilation is superior to bag-valve-mask ventilation, especially in terms of patient safety
Video evidence from the 2021 scene reportedly captured a provider saying, “She gave her the whole d*** thing . . . She wasn’t supposed to give her that much.”
The Index tracks data for more than 2,600 EMS agencies across the country
Madelene Smith’s suit says firefighters told her to drive her husband, Hugh Max Smith Jr., who later died after suffering a brain injury from a lack of oxygen
Another tool in the diagnostician’s briefcase
