There are few clinical skills as important to the emergency physician as emergency airway management. The field of airway management is constantly changing, and the practicing physician must keep ...

Throughout my career as an EMS provider, I always have been nervous about aggressively approaching airway management. I have had the training and somewhat the expertise, and now I have some street ...

In a national registry study, supraglottic airway devices used for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were more successful at first attempt compared with endotracheal intubation devices. However, ...

Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) fared similarly whether paramedics took one approach to advanced airway management or another, the Taiwanese SAVE trial showed. Clinical outcomes ...

DES PLAINES, IL--Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is the most common advanced airway technique used in the resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but Supraglottic airway devices such as ...

When emergencies happen, every second counts - EMTs are often the first on the scene to provide lifesaving care. In this course, you’ll gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver essential ...

Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director for Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, discusses four best practices for managing a difficult airway. 1. Develop a difficult airway ...