Many readers argued that intubation remains the definitive airway and should not be replaced. “ETI IS the gold standard in ...

When it comes to paramedics, is less really more? It seems there is a school of thought among some in the EMS community that too many paramedics is a bad thing. I’ve heard it for the last decade. I’ve ...

As emergency responders, we are tasked with executing lifesaving maneuvers in high-stress situations. For example, every one of us has been trained to know the traditional ABC sequence of trauma ...

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 ...

Preventing the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from patients to health care workers is of paramount importance. Endotracheal intubation, in particular, is a high-risk ...

Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) Mobile Intensive Care Unit supervisor Ronald Tyson and paramedic Magaly Rivera show a smaller Mach 1 intubation blade (bottom) used for pediatric patients as compared ...

When Ireland Army Health Clinic transitioned from a hospital to a clinic many people assumed such changes meant the area would no longer have an ambulance service. But the EMTs and paramedics that ...