The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency 2013

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.

Course objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

• Have a clear conceptual framework for Difficult Airway Management in the emergency setting.
• Be able to identify the Difficult, Unanticipated/Emergency Difficult and 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.

Target audience
The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency™ is intended for healthcare providers including Emergency Physicians, Critical Care Specialists, Intensivists, Hospitalists, Family Physicians, Physician Assistants, Paramedics, Flight Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists.