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Airway Management Ambulancecrew Training

January 13, 2020February 2, 2020 Mireille Courses, Upcoming courses this month

The first “train the airwaytrainer course” for RAVU Utrecht was organised in 2016. For more information regarding airway management training courses for paramedics please contact us via the contact form.

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International airway news

— The Netherlands: the second World Airway Management Meeting was organized in Amsterdam at Beurs van Berlage Conference Center 13-16 November 2019 —- there were 1800 attendees from 75 countries —- Airway Management Guidelines COVID-19 AAGBI, links added to the news section

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Airway Management COVID-19 UK guidelines

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When performing airway management in COVID-19 patients, minimise variation from standard practice unless there is a compelling safety reason to do otherwise.

Unfamiliar processes involve more cognitive load and may have unintended adverse consequences.

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Airway video tip from the editors

Airway Triage App.

Airway Quiz

Test your airway knowledge now (20 Q&A)

1. What was the name of the first videolaryngoscope that came to the market?

 
 
 
 

The first videolaryngscope was the Glidescope invented by dr Jack Pacey

2. What is the maximum dose of lignocaine for topicalisation of the airway?

 
 
 
 

The correct answer is 7 mg/kg.

3. What does the abbreviation POGO mean?

 
 

This score is used to grade the view during videolaryngoscopy

4. Who was the inventor of the Laryngeal Mask Airway?

 
 
 

Dr Archie Brain

5. What is the recommended dose of suxamethonium for rapid sequence intubation?

 
 
 
 

The correct answer is 1,0 – 1,5 mg/kg

6. What does the abbreviation CICO mean?

 
 

Cannot Intubate Cannot Oxygenate

7. At what oxygen flow is THRIVE (transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange) started for apnea oxygenation during induction of anaesthesia?

 
 
 
 

THRIVE is started at an oxygenflow of 30 liters/min

8. What is a second generation supraglottic airway device? (SAD)

 
 
 

It is a SAD with an esephageal suction channel

9. What is a big advantage of awake intubation?

 
 
 

The fact that the patient breathes spontaneously is very important. Also the airway structures are recognizably and the airway can sometimes by found by searching for air bubbles.

10. Can the cricothyreoid membrane be localized with ultrasound?

 
 

The CTM can be localized with an ultrasound probe. Try to find black pearls on a white string

11. What does the abbreviation MP mean?

 
 

Mallampati created a scoring system that identified oral and pharyngeal access in 1983

12. At which oxygen saturation do all patients desaturate within 30-45 seconds to 60%?

 
 
 
 

If you look at the Benumof desaturation curves, the deflection point for all patients is at 80% SpO2

13. What is the outside diameter of a standard tracheal tube size 6.0?

 
 
 
 

The internal diameter is 6.0, the outside diameter is 8.2 mmm

14. What is the gold standard to confirm correct tracheal tube placement?

 
 

Capnography is the current gold standard to confirm correct tracheal tube placement

15. What is the maximum cuff pressure of a supraglottic airway device?

 
 
 
 

The maximum pressure to prevent postoperative sore throat is 60 cm H2O for almost all SAD

16. The Igel device has an inflatable cuff for maximum seal

 
 

The Igel has no inflatable cuff

17. What does the abbreviation ILMA mean?

 
 
 

The ILMA was invented by dr Archie Brain

18. Which Airway Society has the most members?

 
 
 
 

The DAS is currently the biggest airway society

19. In which city will the next World Airway Management Meeting 2019 be organized?

 
 
 
 

WAMM 2019 will be organized in Amsterdam 13-16 November at the Beurs van Berlage Conference Center

20. Which supraglottic airway device can be used in a hyperbaric chamber?

 
 
 
 

The Igel can be used for airway emergencies in a hyperbaric chamber because there is not air inflated cuff


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Did you know this?

We organize courses in Amsterdam The Netherlands, Bern Switzerland and Doha Qatar and we can customize a course for you at your own hospital, just contact us and personalize your airway management — The Airway Management Academy can also organize on site Teach the Airway Teacher courses — Our free ebook “A problem based approach to awake flexible optical intubation” has already been downloaded > 4800 times — Available now in the app stores: airway assessment help with Airway Triage App — We organize courses at our new location Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam —

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Airway tips and tricks

High flow humidified nasal oxygen can be safely used for procedural sedation, awake intubation, bronchoscopy and for electroconvulsive therapy

Videolaryngoscopy Assisted Flexible Intubation  (VAFI) is a great airway rescue technique. Very useful in complex advanced airways

 

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