Airway management is an important intervention in medical emergencies, and one of the key skills for paramedics, with various techniques they must learn. Here are five essential articles from our archive on airway management. We’ve taken a look through our clinical archive to share a selection of articles focused on airway management and respiratory care, to help you maintain your knowledge in practice:
1. Respiratory system
This article summarises a structured approach to the assessment of the respiratory system. This examination enables clinicians to identify acute and chronic abnormalities. Of classifiable diagnoses, respiratory conditions are the second most common. The majority are benign and require no intervention, some are more serious but can be treated safely in the community and a few are life-threatening.
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2. Exploring emergency airway management techniques
All health professionals need to be able to safely undertake airway management and the key to the management of an airway is through a thorough assessment to firstly ensure whether the airway is patent or not. This paper will discuss airway management in the emergency and intensive care setting.
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3. Prehospital airway management strategies
This article critically appraises a recent systematic review which assesses the harms and benefits of three different airway management strategies for a range of emergency clinical scenarios.
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4. Airway management and endotracheal intubation for cardiac arrest
The current article focuses on airway management and endotracheal intubation, by paramedics in the out-of-hospital environment. Attempts and success rates of intubation by paramedics during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are presented and considered. Discussions around the literature base and newer evidence are blended and summarised, making recommendations.
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5. Peak expiratory flow rate
This article discusses peak expiratory flow rates and the management of asthma patients in pre-hospital care, highlighting how to perform key clinical skills.
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