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 excited delirium often are administered ketamine by EMS before arriving at the hospital. Many of them are intoxicated or are using illicit substances, which may alter the properties of ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. In four clinical conditions, the proportion of ...

Nearly a dozen patients died at Rhode Island hospitals in the past three years after being improperly intubated by EMS crews, according to an investigative report from ProPublica. Nick Asselin, DO, an ...

An analysis of 7.6 million trauma cases over 7 years showed that 3.7% of patients underwent emergency department (ED) endotracheal intubation (ETI), which was associated with a mortality rate of 10.2% ...

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 ...