Aggressive Airway Management: Task, Tactics and Techniques
Lt. Stephen Wilcox examines the task, tactics and techniques for basic and advanced airway management.
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Airway & Respiratory
JEMS™ has a rich archive of prehospital airway & respiratory care content that will help EMS providers provide care to individuals experiencing respiratory distress or compromised airway function. The goal of is to promptly identify and address airway and respiratory problems, ensuring adequate oxygenation and ventilation to optimize patient outcomes. Popular tools include capnography, CPAP devices and bag-valve masks.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, March 2025
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
14 min read
The Evolution of EMS Medical Direction with Dr. Paul Pepe
Dr. Paul Pepe looks back at the early days of EMS and how medical direction began.
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Sheets vs. the Streets
“The streets are nothing like the sheets, just memorize the sheets to get through the test.”
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Kansas Is in the Middle of an ‘Unprecedented’ Tuberculosis Outbreak. Here’s What to Know
Wyandotte County is at the epicenter of the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history.
FDIC 2024 Preview: Take My Breath Away: Patient-Centered Rapid Sequence Induction Pharmacology
This FDIC class discusses the importance of considering both anatomical and physiological factors in difficult airway management.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, February 2025
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
14 min read
Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Mechanical Ventilator Strategies
Treating patients on mechanical ventilators requires the ability to apply different strategies for different types of patients.
5 min read
International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, January 2025
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
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Who’s Watching the ‘Bs’ in the ABCs?
The ability to perform the ABCs continues to be a standard of practice.
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Waverly Health Center Ambulance Awarded Career Service of the Year by IA EMS Association
Waverly Health Center ambulance has received the Career Service of the Year by Iowa Emergency Medical Service Association.
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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, November 2024
This literature review keeps you up to date with current EMS publications and studies.
11 min read
Junior EMT Program Jump-Started Student’s Respiratory Therapy Path
The NY student discovered the growing field through her participation in a high school EMT program.
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An ALS Approach to a BLS Airway
This discussion will take a deep dive into some of the foundational skills for airway management.
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