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.
Learn the key differences, signs and symptoms of compensated and decompensated shock to improve prehospital recognition and response
Steve Whitehead breaks down pulse ox plethysmography
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath: While panic attacks and anxiety attacks share common symptoms, they also have distinct differences
“I guarantee that you can improve your BVM technique by following these four essential guidelines”
A vacuum truck was used to help rescue a man almost completely buried in corn inside the Henryville grain bin
Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges
The VT Select helps providers control both rate and volume
How to protect yourself and your patients, and take action
Put your rales, rhonchi and stridor expertise to the test
Montgomery County Hospital District shares their findings trialing carotid ultrasound during CPR to enhance cardiac arrest response
First responders, hazmat teams investigated suspicious envelopes at four sites across two counties
A shelter-in-place order was given to residents near Sound Resource Solutions in Shepherd
Six Paso Robles students were evaluated after inhaling a “sulfur substance” in a locker room
Four synagogues and a university were sent intimidating letters creating hazmat investigations
An explosion in Orland leveled one home and damaged two structures
Children jumped from windows to escape from the Brooklyn apartment fire
Ed Currie’s Pepper X registers an average of 2.69 million units
A Portland Fire Department spokesperson said one person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries
Paramedics evaluated, transported three people to hospitals for additional testing as firefighters evacuated judges’ chambers
11 patients from the Orange County hazardous materials incident are listed in stable condition
The driver of a minivan lost control, crossed the median, struck a semi and then crashed into an RV facility, causing a fire
The Texas Department of State Health Services found the medic did not adhere to protocols and compromised the patient’s condition
The PCR is all that stands between you and trouble when you find yourself on the witness stand
Officials say approximately 4,000 gallons of the tanker’s load of anhydrous ammonia was released in the crash in Teutopolis
The Aug. 8 wildfire killed at least 97 people and destroyed at least 2,000 structures, mostly homes, in Lahaina
Monday morning quarterbacking a difficult STEMI from the EMS and ED perspective
Family members say the Medway EMT forced the patient in respiratory distress to walk an “unreasonable distance” to the ambulance before the fall
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
Flight 60 is a turbine-driven ventilator developed by Israeli manufacturer Flight Medical
EMS was called to the Worcester home after the teen had become sick and fainted after eating a chip seasoned with Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers
Waveform capnography provides a non-invasive, accurate assessment of a patient’s ventilatory status
A Wrangell Fire Department ambulance made several trips to transport patients to a hospital
Hospital traffic was 46% higher in New York and New Jersey due to wildfire smoke
