Difficult Airway Lab (DAL)
Class Duration: 3.5 hours
All tuitions are “per student”
Class Duration: 3.5 hours
All tuitions are “per student”
Class Duration: 3.5 hours
All tuitions are “per student”
Most difficult airway problems can be successfully solved by careful attention to fundamental concepts, principles, and techniques, using selected advanced tools with precision and skill. The purpose of this lab module is to evaluate, “tune up,” practice and perfect these critically important foundation skills under close supervision.
Using a variety of human simulator models (specially modified mannequins and models), the curriculum emphasizes endotracheal intubation under difficult conditions. When ET intubation is impossible or unsuccessful, a variety of problem-solving concepts, techniques, and devices are used.
The RSI tutorial is a hands-on introduction to understanding the “touch and feel” of Rapid Sequence Intubation in an emergency setting. After a review of the essential concepts and principles of the RSI sequence, participants work in small groups to practice a team approach to RSI.
The Difficult Airway Lab provides a solid foundation for solving the vast majority of real-life difficult airway problems.
Course Outline:
Difficult Airway – perspective and practical applications
Difficult Airway Anatomy
Very Difficult Airway
Intubation technique
Direct Laryngoscopy
Video Laryngoscopy
Bougie
Position (HELP)
Spine stabilization
On the floor intubation
Tube location
Securing the tube
Supraglottic Airway
RSI tutorial
Common problems and solutions