Have a Plan for Tracheostomy Catastrophes
Learn how EMS providers can recognize, troubleshoot, and manage life‑threatening tracheostomy emergencies by having a clear, proactive plan.
Airway Ramping and Positioning: A Forgotten Art
Learn how proper airway ramping and ear‑to‑sternal‑notch positioning improves ventilation, reduces resistance, and enhances patient outcomes.
Ballistic Missile Strike on a Residential Block: Ventilator-Dependent Patient Extrication in an Active Hazard Environment
A ballistic missile from Iran struck Beersheba, Israel, prompting a medical response for 20 patients, including a critically ill 90-year-old woman.
Between Breath and Breakdown: Recognizing and Managing Respiratory Distress Before It Fails
There is a narrow transition between respiratory distress and respiratory failure in prehospital care.
Airway Challenges in Bariatric Patients
Learn key strategies to overcome bariatric airway challenges with proper positioning, preparation, and evidence‑based prehospital techniques.
Why Can Assessing Respiratory Patients Become Complicated?
Respiratory assessments are complex due to varied symptoms, multiple body systems, and rapid shifts from respiratory distress to failure.
‘Pre-Vent’ ARDS
Early detection and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome can protect lung tissue and improve outcomes before intubation becomes necessary.
Bubble Trouble in the Back of the Bus: Why Prehospital CPAP Cannot Pop Hypercapnia
An evidence-based look at why prehospital CPAP cannot lower PaCO₂ and when bilevel ventilation is the better choice for medics.
Friday Night Lights: Shift 18 – Money Meetings Don’t Always Pay Well!
Sudden tongue swelling from ACE inhibitors? Discover EMS strategies for airway emergencies and why epinephrine isn’t the answer.
The Airway Arms Race: Are We Intubating to Impress or to Save?
Airway success isn’t about complexity, it’s about appropriateness. Here’s why EMS must rethink intubation culture.
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