Please familiarize yourselves with the cric kits below
Curaplex® Field Cricothyrotomy Kit with Endotracheal Tube is one of the styles currently used
The Control-Cric Cricothyrotomy Systems is the other kit being used
Cricothyrotomy Kits
EMS1 Top Articles
- NIOSH layoffs hit 9/11 health program despite earlier reversal April 2, 2025Thousands of first responders and survivors rely on the WTC Health Program to get treatment related to injuries and illnesses caused by the toxins at Ground Zero
- Texas measles outbreak spreads into central part of state April 2, 2025Measles outbreak spreads across Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, surpassing 2024 case totals as the CDC warns of rising risk in low-vaccination communities nationwide
- HHS cuts eliminate NIOSH respirator certification staff April 2, 2025The NIOSH layoffs impact nearly 200 employees, including mining safety and protective equipment programs as part of a broader federal workforce reduction under a Trump-era executive order
- Retired FDNY paramedic saves driver in fiery crash April 2, 2025An SUV crashed into a Manalapan home, causing a fire that destroyed part of the house
- Mich. house fire injures 12 including police officers April 2, 2025Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside
- 6 injured when box truck strikes pedestrians in Boston April 1, 2025Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital—two of them in critical condition—while two others received treatment at the scene
- ‘You’re not special': Humility in leadership April 1, 2025Leadership is about serving others, not feeding your ego
- ‘The edge of endurance’: Confronting leadership burnout April 1, 2025Leading through crisis without losing hope — the Stockdale Paradox in EMS
- Del. officials break ground on 2 new EMS stations April 1, 2025Two new EMS stations in Harrington and Frederica, expected to cost around $5 million, aim to improve emergency response times in the region
- What to do if you suspect Munchausen syndrome April 1, 2025EMS clinicians should rely on their assessment and facts when assessing people with a suspected factitious disorder
NIST Live Feed
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 3, 2025REGISTER NOW 5x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2025, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public
- Staff Spotlight - Dr. Brittany Stinger March 10, 2025We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brittany Stinger to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Flammability Reduction Group of the Fire Research Division (FRD). Dr. Stinger
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- AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire November 14, 2024NIST researchers have trained AI to detect the telltale sound even in noisy environments.
- New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon September 18, 2024NIST research in a kitchen fire laboratory shows that updated smoke detectors still produce nuisance alarms during cooking.
- 2024 NIST-NSF Disaster Resilience Research Symposium August 20, 2024In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, is proud to host the 7th annual symposium featuring the Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients on August 20 and 21, 2024. This
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 25, 20245x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2024, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety
- John W. Lyons, Who Led NIST in Times of Great Change, Dies at 93 April 11, 2024Lyons served as director of NIST from 1990 to 1993 and guided the organization as its mission expanded in support of U.S. industry.
- Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’ January 16, 2024Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?
- NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams September 18, 2023These foams contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have raised environmental and health concerns.