When techniques that paramedics could improve upon are discussed, often, the topic of advanced airway comes up. We have statistically low success rates in achieving an advanced airway with an ...

Chipola College Paramedic students were invited to provide training on intubation procedures to second year medical students at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in Dothan. The four Chipola ...

NEW YORK - In trauma victims with severe head injuries, reduced levels of oxygen and lower heart rates are common complications of out-of-hospital rapid sequence intubation conducted by paramedics, ...

A newer breathing tube could save the lives of more than 10,000 sudden cardiac arrest patients a year for a simple reason: it's easier than standard intubation to insert on the first try, according to ...

Intubation is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea in order to maintain an open airway to serve as a conduit through which to administer certain drugs. In order to get hands-on ...