"Anyone can learn how to intubate a patient, but learning how to make the critical decisions about why to intubate, when to intubate, and the best way to intubate a patient in a given situation, as well as evaluating whether the intubation is successful, are much more successful." - Anonymous
| Course Objectives |
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| At the end of this course, participants will be able to: |
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Perform an efficient, logical assessment of each patient’s airway and ventilation status. | |
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Accurately identify which patients need advanced airway management. | |
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Demonstrate critical-thinking skills in assessing the patient requiring emergency airway management. | |
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Assess a patient for signs of possible difficult airway situation. | |
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Demonstrate the ability to effectively and consistently manage the airway and ventilation of the patient, regardless of airway difficulty. | |
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Demonstrate effective ventilation of a patient utilizing a bag-valve-mask. | |
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Discuss the indications and contraindications for use of RSI and correctly demonstrate procedures for safely utilizing RSI. | |
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Perform actions necessary to maximize opportunities for “first-pass success” in an endotracheal intubation. | |
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Recognize when rescue airway techniques or devices are required salvage a failed airway. | |
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Discuss and demonstrate “best practices” in emergency airway management for special patient populations, including trauma, pediatric, bariatric and pregnant patients. | |
| Prerequisites |
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| This course is intended to replace the tradition means of recertification through a set number of intubations. To use this course for recertification purposes, attendees must be: |
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Be certified as a Pierce County paramedic | |
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Be beyond his or her first certification period | |
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Complete a written declaration, either as an individual or an agency, indicating the intention to use this course to satisfy recertification requirements related to intubations * |
| * | Paramedics electing to use this course for recertification must take an initial course during the first year after recertifying and a refresher course each year during each of the remaining years of the 3-year certification period | |
| Course Tuition |
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| Tuition for the course is $85 per student. |
| Tuition can be paid in person on the day of the course for individuals attending without agency sponsorship. |
| If attending with agency sponsorship, your agency will be invoiced after the course. For this reason, all attendees with agency sponsorship must receive pre-approval from their agency to attend this course. Your agency administrator will be notified of your registration electronically and approval is managed through this website. |
| All checks should be made out to the host agency. Please contact the host agency for more details. |