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.
Mechanical ventilation offers several advantanges over bag-valve mask ventilation
In a deep dive into NEMSQA鈥檚 2024 report, Dr. Jarvis discusses critical airway safety measures and how EMS providers can leverage data, protocols and collaboration to achieve safer, more effective care
Lessons and goals for advancing airway care from the NEMSQA Airway Measures Report
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Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions
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Preventing hypoxia with apneic oxygenation
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
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For patients who do not achieve ROSC early, is it better to stay on scene and continue resuscitation efforts or transport to the ED with CPR in progress?
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Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR
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The attorney who filed the suit says Timesha Beauchamp suffered severe hypoxic brain damage and remains in critical condition
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Common respiration pathologies and those that impair ventilation
A detailed patient history and physical examination inform this diagnosis of exclusion after a brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)
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Use this strategy when applying capnography to measure the efficacy of oxygen therapy, especially when troubleshooting
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The employee said Timesha Beauchamp was breathing and her tongue was moving when she was found alive after being declared dead
Prehospital caveats for non-invasive and invasive airway management as we learn more about the pathophysiology of COVID-19
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