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.
You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage his airway?
In EMS there isn’t anything more frustrating than a screaming, punching or spitting person with acute alcohol intoxication
Allegheny General Hospital has partnered with Pittsburgh, Shaler and Ross EMS using ECMO-facilitated CPR
A worker suffered burns to his face and arms when an air conditioner exploded at an East Haven bowling alley
From budget-friendly picks to the top-tier, find the right stethoscope for your needs
Governor Chris Sununu came to the aid of a seafood festival contestant using the Heimlich maneuver
Learn about two of the most common NMBAs used in EMS and how each impact intubation decisions during advanced airway management
Exploring a new application for capnography in the prehospital setting
ETI has been the primary method to help patients breathe; however, in the last decade, there’s been a significant shift toward using SGA, especially for cardiac arrest patients
Today’s devices make a historically challenging skill dramatically easier
Learn what the guidelines say about titration, selecting a sedation agent and monitoring sedation
We are limited on the amount of objective information available during prehospital care; don’t ignore this vital piece of the puzzle
Anxiety and emotion can spiral into respiratory compromise that is self-reinforcing, frightening and an EMS-treatable emergency
Understand the role of pulse oximetry and waveform capnography to assess and treat patients who are hyperventilating
The balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system keeps our automated body functions working properly
Becoming a paramedic is the highest level of prehospital care and requires much more advanced training than becoming an EMT
First responders in Baldwinsville traced the leak to a battery-powered forklift
An aggressive bee attack in Riverside County injured a father and his son while they were feeding their horses
San Diego County’s extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation pilot program using ECMO was started over a year ago and involves three hospitals
Improperly mixed pool chemicals sent Great Wolf Lodge workers to the hospital in Webster
Fluid, dosing and airway considerations to prevent RV ischemia
Steve Whitehead shares how to assess that patient with weird, vague complaints
When you’re on an operation and you can only take what you can carry, what do you choose?
Syracuse moviegoers complained of eye and respiratory irritation
A FDNY EMS spokesperson said the EMTs were transported to Staten Island University Hospital
Studies show that mechanical ventilation is superior to bag-valve-mask ventilation, especially in terms of patient safety
Props and tricks can add creativity into your next airway management adventure during simulation or on the job
Two of the victims were critically injured in the explosion at a popular dining and shopping area in Whittier
