Airway Management & Oxygen Therapy

Course duration: Four hours with brief interval.

Course syllabus:

Airway management for the medical and trauma patient.
Orapharyngeal Airways
Nasopharyngeal Airways
Suction units and guidelines

Oxygen ventilation.
Pocket masks
Bag Valve Masks (BVM’s)

Oxygen cylinders
Regulators
Flow meters
Safety precautions
Preparation of oxygen cylinders for delivery of oxygen

Oxygen therapy masks and nasal canella’s
Guidelines for oxygen delivery

Skill stations and scenarios

Ceritfication

Safety-Tec will issue a certificate of competence to successful candidates.

Max number of candidates 6 per instructor

Who should attend?

Candidates must possess excellent CPR skills before attending.
Occupational First Aiders, Occupational Health Nurses, GP’s, Lifeguards, AED operators, Fire-Fighters, ERT members etc

This Course is the ideal add-on to the Heartsaver AED course or BLS for the Healthcare Provider