EMS Care Chapter 11 | Basic Airway Management
Basic Airway Management – Lessons
EMS Care Chapter 11 | Basic Airway Management begins with an introduction to the subject. We subsequently explore EMT Airway Management in-depth, including advanced airway adjuncts, with the following lessons:
- The Physiology of the airway
- The Pathophysiology of the airway
- How to open an airway
- How to use airway adjuncts
- The principles and techniques of suctioning
- Keeping an airway Open
- Special Considerations
Core Concepts & Takeaways
- Airway Adjunct use
- Inserting an Oropharyngeal Airway
- Inserting a Nasopharyngeal Airway
- Various devices and techniques used for Suctioning Airways
Important Notes:
- If you only want to take the online course for CME credit, you can pay here. The fee for online-only does NOT include a skills session nor (re)certification. You will receive a certificate for one CME credit after successful completion of the course.
- This course is part of the EMT Recertification curriculum and the Initial EMT Course. If you sign up for one of those courses, you will be automatically enrolled in this course. Click here for scheduled courses.
- To get credit for this course, you must watch all the lessons in their entirety, the course review, and pass the quiz at the end with a score of 75% or better.
Course Curriculum
EMS Care Chapter 11 | Airway Management
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Lesson 0 – Chapter Introduction
02:08 -
Lesson 1 – Airway Physiology
04:32 -
Lesson 2 – Airway Pathophysiology
12:52 -
Lesson 3 – Opening the Airway
06:26 -
Lesson 4a – Airway Adjuncts
20:15 -
Lesson 4b – Airway Adjuncts
06:59 -
Lesson 5 – Suctioning
16:02 -
Lesson 6 – Keeping an Airway Open: Definitive Care
05:51 -
Lesson 7 – Special Considerations
11:35 -
Lesson 8 – Chapter review
10:53 -
EMS Care Chapter 11 | Airway Management | QUIZ
Course Evaluation
