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 ...

PITTSBURGH, July 18 – Across the United States, many patients require insertion of emergency breathing tubes before arriving to a hospital, but emergency medicine researchers at the University of ...

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, ...

Carl Ryan lowered onto his back and used his hands to inch backward into a compact hole. With a special tool and a flashlight, the firefighter-paramedic then attempted to open the mouth of a rubbery ...

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 ...

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 ...