Course Directors
- Sabine Merz (Germany)
- Christian Hohenstein (Germany)
Participants
The course is designed for 20 participants (Emergency Physicians).
Skill stations will be coconducted in small groups.
Course description & learning objectives
Airway Management is a major topic in the Emergency Department. Anesthesiologists are not always available; therefore each member of the ED needs to be able to perform Airway Management. To secure the airway of a patient, it is necessary to know the different devices and techniques and also to consider, that the algorithm is different to the familiar pre-hospital and OR airway algorithm.
In this course, participants will learn about basic and difficult Airway Management. Furthermore, the technique of anaesthetization will be taught.
All participants will be able to train the different techniques and devices on intubation trainers.
Schedule
Coffee break will served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine from 10:30 to 11:00.
| 08.30– 09.30 | Lecture Dr Christian Hohenstein |
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Oxygenation of the patient |
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Induction of Anesthesia |
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Intubation of the emergency patient in the trauma room (plan A) |
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| Research update | |
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Lecture Dr Sabine Merz |
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Specifics of airway management in the Emergency Department |
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Recognizing difficult airways |
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Explanation of techniques & description of devices for Airway Management (plan B) |
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Verification of tube position |
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| 10.30 – 12.30 | Workstations on Trainers |
| Direct and indirect laryngoscopy | |
| Intubation with the flexible intubation endoscope with and without additional tools | |
| Supraglottic devices | |
| Surgical Airways |
