Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere. - Quantico Fire and Emergency Services Paramedics had the opportunity to practice advanced airway management techniques on a cadaver. Airway management is a set of medical procedures performed to prevent airway obstruction and thus ensure an open path between a patient’s lungs and the atmosphere.