Managing difficult airways, Foothills Fire-Genesee Fire and Highland Rescue Oct 12, 2026

This training session will discuss how to manage difficult airways on respiratory patients. This will include BLS techniques including proper ventilation, mask seals inserting airway adjuncts and using subglottic airways. It will then address ALS airways including intubation using CPAP, the SALAD technique with intubation and cricothyrotomy. there will then be a skills session to practice both BLS and ALS  techniques

Target Audience

EMS providers

Learning Objectives

 Objectives

1) Name the structures of the airway

2) Demonstrate proper technique for mask seal including 1 person and two person

3) Demonstrate steps to properly placing a subglottic airway

4) Demonstrate how to intubate

5) Name what a SALAD technique is when intubating and demonstrate how to perform it.

 

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Airway, Ventilation, Respiratory
Course opens: 
10/12/2026
Course expires: 
10/12/2029
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Scott Branney, MD

 

EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Common Spirit Prehospital Services Training Center and Group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) 

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Airway, Ventilation, Respiratory

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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