Emergency Management of the Airway (EMA) may become a major
challenge in the prehospital setting, in part because of differential and specific
characteristics of Patient, Pathology and Environment. Sometimes, these procedures
will be part of the initial resuscitation efforts, even in respiratory or cardiac arrest
scenarios. Historical and preliminary articles show an increased incidence in airwayrelated
complications in the prehospital. Most of this variability depends on the distinct
comparison between different Prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and
sources, different personnel origin, educational programs, level of skills, etc. The idea
is to reduce these important differences to promote safety as the main goal.
Keywords: Advanced Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR,
Difficult airway, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, Endotracheal intubation,
ETI, High-qualified intubation, High-quality CPR, Out-of-hospital, Prehospital,
Prehospital Emergency Medicine, Rescue Support.
