Basic Airway Skills Course
Type of Course
Short Course
Faculty Type
Doctors and Experienced Nurses
Duration
3 Hours
Terminal Objective
- To develop competencies to manage a respiratory arrest and maintain airway in an unconscious person
Learning Outcomes
- To understand the anatomy of an airway and the physiology of breathing
- To be skilled in performing basic airway maneuvers – head tilt, chin lift, jaw thrust
- To demonstrate how to place an oropharyngeal airway, nasopharyngeal airway
- To know how to perform the bag and mask ventilation technique
Course suitable for Medical Students and Practicing Nurses