2020 AHA PALS Plus™: Airway Management Module
$20.00
This module covers the special considerations and treatments for pediatric airways.
Description
Pediatric airways are not just small adult airways; they carry special considerations and treatments. This module compares those differences and further reviews the clinical features, diagnosis, and management tactics for obstructions and upper and lower airway diseases of the lungs. It covers positive-pressure ventilation and the requirements for advanced airway placement. Additionally, the module addresses aerosol-generating procedures in the COVID-19 era.
After successfully completing this module, students should be able to
- Describe necessary precautions during aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) to avoid transmission of infectious particles to providers (e.g., COVID-19)
- Compare the anatomical and physiologic differences between adult and pediatric airways
- Recognize a general approach to pediatric airway emergencies, including the difficult airway
- Describe clinical features, diagnosis, and management of upper and lower airway obstruction and diseases of the lung
- Describe interventions for respiratory distress vs. respiratory failure
- Recognize the requirement for positive-pressure ventilation
- Recognize the requirement for an advanced airway
