The Airway Management certification provides senior and experienced lifeguards with specific knowledge and training in the use of oxygen, suction devices, oral airways, and bag-valve-masks.
Details
- Prerequisite: Standard First Aid
- Instruction & Certification: Current First Aid Instructors who hold Airway Management teach this course. Current First Aid Examiners who hold Airway Management certify candidates. Certifications are valid for 24 months from the certification date.
- Candidate Recognition: Certification card
- Required Material: Canadian First Aid Manual (check with your affiliate if materials are included or must be purchased separately)
- Price: CA $115
At-a-Glance: Skills You Will Learn
- Principles of respiration and circulation
- Universal precautions and barrier device usage
- Purpose and use of oropharyngeal airways
- Oxygen supplementation principles and practice
- Purpose and use of manual suction
- Barrier device application during artificial respiration
- Manikin practice: sizing, insertion, and follow-up for oral airways
- Proper usage of nasal cannula, face mask, non-rebreather mask, and pocket mask
- Applying an oxygen delivery system to victims needing supplemental oxygen
- Using a manual suction device for airway obstructions
- Bag-valve-mask (BVM) operation
Upcoming Airway Management Dates
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