OVERVIEW

Pre-Hospital Airway Management is organized by DConline.

Hours: 1

Course Description:
Airway management is a primary consideration in the field of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency medicine. This one-hour distance based course will provide Doctors of Chiropractic with current information concerning airway management in an emergent situation. We will cover basic and some advanced techniques, stopping before intubation and surgical methods. The course is designed for the general practice Doctor of Chiropractic who works at athletic events, the CCSP and DACBSP who work the sideline at sporting events and the health care practitioner who wants to be ready or knowledgeable when confronted with an emergent situation.

Outline:
In this course the learner will study:
• Scene Safety.
• BSI.
• General Impression.
• Level of Consciousness/Responsiveness.
• Calling 911
• ABCs/CABs
• Assess Airway.
• Airway Obstruction.
• Suction.
• Breathing.
• Oxygen.
• Summary/Recap

Objectives:
Recognize an emergency situation, assess and open an airway, clear an airway, prevent it from closing and understand oxygen use.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.