American Heart Association
Airway Management
Airway Management
Course time: 6 – 6.5 Hours.
Airway Management is a unique program designed to give students the chance to learn, practice and demonstrate their ability in applying many airway skills used in resuscitation. Students increase their awareness of various airway products and skills required. The course is designed into units, and some are optional, so facilitators can present the units that meet the students’ needs, a great benefit unique to the AHA.
This course features:
- Skills video demonstrations reinforce proper technique
- Simple course flow of skills demonstration, skills practice and skills testing
- The course units cover required topics and offer optional topics based on needs
- Classroom format is ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills
This course includes five modules:
- Bag-Mask Ventilation and Airway Adjuncts (Required)
- Laryngeal Mask Airway’s
- Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube’s
- Endotracheal Tubes
- Impedance Threshold Devices
This class is appropriate for:
- Healthcare providers whose occupation or volunteer activities require airway management skills
- Professionals in the field of resuscitation and airway management
- Emergency medical professionals
- Critical care professionals
- Intensive care professionals
- Other healthcare professionals responsible for directing or participating in management of cardiovascular emergencies
**Check with your employer for certification requirements or call us at (800) 573-0106 .**
Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.