Airway Management Basic & Advanced - designed as a continuous professional development course or as an additional subject to medical professionals.

Airway Management Basic & Advanced

Description

Managing a patients airway is the most vital element of life support. This airway management course has been designed as a continuous professional development course or as an additional subject to medical professionals.

This course has two elements enabling basic first aiders and medical professionals to attend. Day 1 will be focusing on basic airway management and day 2 will be advanced. Only advanced practitioners can complete day 2. These include ALS providers, RGN, paramedics, offshore medics etc.

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Duration

2 day

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Syllabus

The airway management course will be comprehensive and both theoretical and practical. The topics include:

Day 1

Anatomy and Physiology
Airway assessment
Opening the airway
Removing foreign objects
Suction and postural drainage
Airway adjuncts (OPA, Nasopharyngeal)
Bag Valve Mask
Oxygen and pulse oximetry

Day 2
Intubation equipment and procedure
Laryngeal Masks
Managing difficult airways
Emergency airway

 

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Certification

Students will need to demonstrate practical competencies for each day. After successful completion a certificate will be awarded for 3 years.

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Pre-Course Requirements

Students must have a minimum of a First Aid certificate prior to commencing this course on Day 1. Day 2 will require additional proof.

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Location

At our training site in Stokesley, North Yorkshire which is in North East England.
Or at your work site across the UK (minimum numbers apply)

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Cost

£240.00 (per person Incl VAT)

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Next Course Date

2012 Dates: 27 & 28 Feb / 30 & 31 May / 28 & 29 Aug (for group bookings please call)

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