EMT-Basic/Airway

Lesson 2.1: Airway

Objectives
By the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:
 * 1) Name and label the major structures of the respiratory system on a diagram.
 * 2) List the signs of adequate breathing.
 * 3) List the signs of inadequate breathing.
 * 4) Describe the steps in performing the head-tilt chin-lift.
 * 5) Relate mechanism of injury to opening the airway.
 * 6) Describe the steps in performing the jaw thrust.
 * 7) State the importance of having a suction unit ready for immediate use when providing emergency care.
 * 8) Describe the techniques of suctioning.
 * 9) Describe how to artificially ventilate a patient with a pocket mask.
 * 10) Describe the steps of artificially ventilating a patient with a bag-valve-mask while using the jaw thrust.
 * 11) List the components of a bag-valve-mask system.
 * 12) Describe the steps of artificially ventilating a patient with a bag-valve-mask for one and two rescuers.
 * 13) Describe the signs of adequate artificial ventilation using the bag-valve-mask.
 * 14) Describe the signs of inadequate artificial ventilation using the bag-valve-mask.
 * 15) Describe the steps in artificially ventilating a patient with a flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device.
 * 16) List the steps in performing the actions taken when providing mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-stoma artificial ventilation.
 * 17) Describe how to measure and insert an oropharyngeal airway.
 * 18) Describe how to measure and insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
 * 19) Define the components of an oxygen delivery system.
 * 20) Identify a nonrebreather face mask and state the oxygen flow requirements for its use.
 * 21) Describe the indications for using a nasal cannula versus a nonrebreather face mask.
 * 22) Identify a nasal cannula and state the oxygen flow requirements for its use.
 * 23) Explain the raitonale for BLS artificial ventilation and airway protective skills taking priority over most other BLS skills.
 * 24) Explain the rationale for providing adequate oxygenation through high inspired oxygen concentrations to patients who, in the past, may have received low concentrations.
 * 25) Demonstrate the head-tilt chin-lift.
 * 26) Demonstrate the jaw thrust.
 * 27) Demonstrate the techniques of suctioning.
 * 28) Demonstrate the steps in providing mouth-to-mouth with body substance isolation (barrier shields).
 * 29) Demonstrate the use of a pocket mask to artificially ventilate a patient.
 * 30) Demonstrate the assembly of a bag-valve-mask unit.
 * 31) Demonstrate artificial ventilation of a patient using a bag-valve-mask for one and two rescuers.
 * 32) Demonstrate the use of a bag-valve-mask using the jaw thrust technique.
 * 33) Demonstrate how to artificially ventilate a patient with a stoma.
 * 34) Demonstrate artificial ventilation of a patient with a flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device.
 * 35) Demonstrate how to insert an oropharyngeal airway.
 * 36) Demonstrate how to insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
 * 37) Demonstrate the correct assembly and operation of oxygen tanks and regulators.
 * 38) Demonstrate the use of a nonrebreather face mask.
 * 39) Demonstrate the use of a nasal cannula.
 * 40) Demonstrate how to artificially ventilate an infant or child patient.
 * 41) Demonstrate oxygen administration for an infant or child patient.