Management of Difficult and Burned Airways
Review of management strategies for difficult and burned airways.
Target Audience
Flight nurse and flight paramedics
Learning Objectives
Following the program, the learner will:
1. Identify Patient at risk of difficult airway management
2. Identify resources for managing the difficult airway to include planning, equipment, and back-up.
3. Identify strategies for management of the burned airway
4. Apply difficult airway algorithm for the management of the burned airway
Course provided online
Eugene F Macaraeg RN, BSN, CFRN, NRP, FP-C
Francis X Guyette, MD
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is _1_ contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation