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
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
Firefighters had to use foam to rescue the worker at the Sun City West golf course
Over 100 deaths are confirmed and approximately 1,000 people are unaccounted for in the Lahaina fire
Ventilators and monitors will be safely secured inside the 19 MEDIC EMS ambulances
Contra Costa Health officials say water and swab samples from a Richmond spa contained high levels of legionella bacteria
One person died from their injuries after they fell from the sixth-floor of the burning Brooklyn apartment building
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs “grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately”
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
