Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Describe airway anatomy relevant to bag-mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation
• List indications for endotracheal intubation, use of LMA, and indications for mechanical ventilation
• Provide a patent airway in an unconscious, adult patient, with or without the use of an airway device (oral or nasal airway), with minimal or no assistance.
• Prepare airway management equipment: laryngoscope, suction, styletted endotracheal tube, laryngeal mask airway.
• Position the unconscious, adult patient or appropriate simulation device for insertion of an LMA or for performance of laryngoscopy with minimal assistance.
• Insert an LMA with minimal assistance in an unconscious, adult patient or appropriate simulation device. Demonstrate attention to patient care and safety during insertion. Assess appropriate positioning of the device.
• Perform laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation with minimal assistance in an unconscious, adult patient or appropriate simulation device. Demonstrate attention to patient care and safety. Assess appropriate positioning of endotracheal tube.
• List the types of patients who are at highest risk of aspiration. Explain how we prevent aspiration and describe how aspiration is treated.

Activities

• Airway Management

Tags

Anesthesia Rotation Clerkship Anesthesiology Anesthesia [E03.155] Intubation, Intratracheal [E05.497.578] Pulmonary Ventilation [G09.772.650] Respiratory Mechanics [G09.772.705.700]