Advanced Airway Device Use Order During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

During out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), initial airway device choice as well as final device choice in the event of failure may both influence overall procedural success and patient outcomes. Understanding national practice patterns in airway device placement may inform resuscitation strategies and system-level quality improvement.

Objective

To assess patterns in the order of advanced airway device use for adults in the United States receiving OHCA treatment during emergency medical service (EMS) activations.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study used data from the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) database from January 2018 to December 2023. During this period, NEMSIS included more than 256 million EMS acti

SUBMITTER: Gage CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12797093 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature