Overview
This one-day course is designed to give critical care nurses and ODPs an approach to management of the upper airway.
Course objectives
The main focus of this course will be to develop expertise in rescue techniques and decision-making in a crisis situation. Case studies will be used to illustrate situational awareness and enhance airway team performance.
The course will cover:
- video laryngoscopy
- laryngeal mask airways as a rescue device
- situational awareness and decision making
- front of neck airway (cricothyrotomy)
- tracheostomy related problems
- intubation planning and preparation
- anticipated and unanticipated difficult intubation
- endotracheal tube exchange
- FAQs eg laryngeal spasm, BURP, cricoid pressure
Who is it for?
This course is intended for nurses/ODPs in critical care areas, accident and emergency (A&E) departments, intensive care units (ICU), operating theatres, and post-anaesthesia care units (PACU) with moderate upper airway abilities.
Date
13 September 2024
Time
8.30am - 4.30pm
Venue
Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre
Royal Brompton Hospital
South Parade
London
SW3 6LL
Fees
£60
How to register
To register your place, please email s.uddin@rbht.nhs.uk or t.wicinski@rbht.nhs.uk