Airway management
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.
The assessment sequence that could save lives — Are you using it?
Decoding capnography: Key waveforms that guide EMS decisions
Pediatric respiratory distress doesn’t have to be terrifying — here’s how to handle it
Gasoline was poured into a fire pit after the fire did not ignite as expected
Five options for exchanging the SGA for an endotracheal tube
Rescuers spent five hours digging the plumber out from a collapse at a National City shopping mall
From vocal cords to alveoli, and mmHg to Lpm: Test your airway knowledge
The 75-year-old Dalton man set himself on fire while using a lighter to open a bag of potato chips
Over 50 workers were evaluated after an anhydrous ammonia leak at La Quesera Mexicana in Greeneville
Emergency departments in Fresno are experiencing a surge of patients with COVID-19, RSV and influenza
A pilot, passenger and truck driver escaped serious injury in a fiery crash on I-26 near Asheville
An extinguisher fell off a hallway wall inside a Suffolk school, releasing its contents as students passed through
The VenTrainer app enables new training opportunities in the world of mechanical ventilation
Novel use of video laryngoscopy with recording capability to improve clinical oversight in EMS airway management
“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
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
