Airway Management
The airway management topic contains research, news, podcasts, product information and analysis on airway management techniques, trends and advancements.
Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath: While panic attacks and anxiety attacks share common symptoms, they also have distinct differences
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
Tips for navigating prehospital airway management techniques and challenges
Fluid, dosing and airway considerations to prevent RV ischemia
How to protect yourself and your patients, and take action
Put your rales, rhonchi and stridor expertise to the test
“GCS <8; intubate” may be endangered, but not totally deserving of extinction
Six Paso Robles students were evaluated after inhaling a “sulfur substance” in a locker room
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
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
Monday morning quarterbacking a difficult STEMI from the EMS and ED perspective
EMS and law enforcement collaborative training helps prepare responders to treat and monitor patients experiencing a constellation of symptoms
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
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
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
Assessment and treatment pearls to simplify three common chest trauma presentations
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
