Airway Management: Who, When and How the Airway Should be Secured
This course is designed for both the experienced and novice physician who are required to intubate patients and more importantly, the physician who is faced with an occasional intubation. This class will teach an overview and the skills necessary for a successful intubation and vent set up. All students will perform practice intubations. Upon completing the course, everyone will walk away with the knowledge to confidently and calmly intubate a person in respiration distress/failure and know you have done the best for your patient.
Learning Objectives
- Review the criteria for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) and identify when a patient needs to be intubated.
- Discuss the equipment and people needed for (RSI).
- Review the medication, its effect and side effect on the patient and discuss the sequence of medication.
- Review and practice the skills necessary for intubation.
- Know how to verify your tube intubate.
- What to do when you can't intubate.
- What to do with the patient who has just been intubated.
Note: Must be a course registrant to sign up for this session. Preregistration and fee required. Session is limited to 20 registrants. Sessions sell quickly, so register early.
Course No. 307, Saturday, 1:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Course No. 308, Sunday, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $165
Course No. 307, Saturday, 1:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Course No. 308, Sunday, 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $165
Registration -- Register for this session, another optional session or the Emergency and Urgent Care course.
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Airway Management: Who, When and How the Airway Should be Secured
