Airway management is a core responsibility in EMS, spanning BLS and ALS care. With expanded use of supraglottic airways, video laryngoscopy, waveform capnography and noninvasive ventilation, agencies must evaluate a growing range of airway management equipment and emerging technologies.
This updated EMS1 How to Buy Guide outlines current best practices, purchasing considerations, implementation strategies and key questions to ask vendors — along with a directory of airway management device suppliers — to support informed EMS equipment decisions.
Download your copy to learn more about:
- Integration with ePCR and documentation systems
- Use of data and analytics to support airway QA/QI
- Single-use device options for infection control
- Compatibility with ventilators and capnography
This Guide has been updated to reflect changes in EMS airway practice, noninvasive ventilation, emerging technology and current operational considerations. EMS1 is using generative AI to create some content that is edited and fact-checked by our editors.