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Advanced Airway Management for EMS
Course length
16 hours (2 days)
Instructor
1:6
Period of validity
4 years
Certification
First Airway LLC
Venue
Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL57 3HY. Due to licensing constraints, this training can only be delivered in Wales. Please contact to discuss.
The Difficult Airway Course: EMS
Goal
To provide healthcare professionals with advanced airway skills and enhance their ability to manage difficult airways confidently.
Target group
Experienced healthcare professionals, such as those with a clinical qualification equivalent to UK Paramedics, who want to enhance their airway management skills in complex scenarios.
Highlights
Hands-on training in advanced airway management for EMS professionals.
Covers essential techniques such as cricothyrotomy and video laryngoscopy.
Accredited by CAPCE for quality in pre-hospital continuing education.
Description
A comprehensive, hands-on course offering an internationally recognised award in advanced airway management. This course equips healthcare professionals with critical skills for handling difficult airways in pre-hospital settings.
The Difficult Airway Course: EMS focuses on advanced airway management techniques essential for pre-hospital and emergency care settings. Topics include predicting difficult airways, video laryngoscopy, medication-assisted intubation (including RSI and RSA), paediatric intubation, cricothyrotomy, and extraglottic devices. This intensive two-day course combines theory with practical skills to enhance proficiency in handling complex airway scenarios. Designed and accredited by First Airway, LLC, and CAPCE, this course is offered exclusively in Wales due to licencing agreements.
Compliance
First Airway, LLC, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)
Previous knowledge
Must hold an intermediate clinical qualification, e.g., FREC 5, or have a scope of practice aligned with that of a UK Paramedic.
Requirements
Attendees should be fit for operational duties
Progression
Recommended refresher training every four years or as dictated by changes in airway management practices.
Theoretical elements
– Predicting difficult airways
– Overview of video laryngoscopy and imaging devices
– Medication-assisted intubation principles
Practical elements
– Video laryngoscopy techniques
– RSI and RSA medication-assisted intubation
– Paediatric intubation and cricothyrotomy
– Use of extraglottic airway devices
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