The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency 2012

Airway Management is one of the most critical skills in Emergency Medicine.
This course is designed to provide participants with state-of-the-art information
and hands-on experience that ensure effective and appropriate management of
airway emergencies.
Target Audience
This course is intended for healthcare providers including, Emergency Physicians,
Critical Care Specialists, Intensivists, Hospitalists, Family Physicians, Physician
Assistants, Paramedics, Flight Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will:
· Have a clear conceptual framework of Difficult Airway Management in the
emergency setting;
· Be able to identify the Difficult, the Unanticipated/Emergency Difficult and the
Failed Airway;
· Have a rapid and systematic approach for the management of each of these
clinical dilemmas;
· Be familiar with the devices and techniques needed to manage these clinical
dilemmas, and when and how to use them.