Airway / Breathing · SELF-PACED COURSE

Basic Airway Management

  • EMT
  • AEMT
  • Paramedic

Restore patency and deliver effective basic ventilation through positioning, suction, adjuncts, and bag-mask care.

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65 minutesMinimum study time
35 lessons9 modules · Self-paced
12 monthsOf course access
Learning recordAfter required completion

COURSE OVERVIEW

Learning That Fits Your Schedule

Work through the lessons, required activities and knowledge checks. Your saved place lets you return between sessions. Complete the final assessment and evaluation to receive a learning completion record.

Online coursework does not replace supervised hands-on competency. Follow your scope of practice, local protocols and medical direction.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

What You’ll Learn

  • Differentiate airway patency, ventilation, and oxygenation using patient findings.
  • Perform a rapid airway and ventilation assessment and recognize immediate threats.
  • Select and sequence positioning, manual maneuvers, suction, and basic adjuncts.
  • Deliver and troubleshoot effective, patient-appropriate bag-mask ventilation.
  • Adapt basic airway care for trauma, children, larger patients, facial barriers, obstruction, and neck stomas.
  • Construct an airway plan, reassess its effect, and escalate within local scope and protocol.

YOUR LEARNING PATH

Inside the Course

01The First Airway Decision
02Name the Failure Before Choosing the Tool
03Rapid Airway and Ventilation Assessment
04Position and Open the Airway
05Clear the Airway and Maintain Patency
06Bag-Mask Ventilation That Actually Works
07Adapt the Basics to the Patient
08Progressive Field Cases
09Final Review and Capstone

CE approval & acceptance

This course currently awards 0 approved CE hours. Check acceptance details.

Course material is being revised. Clinical review is not yet complete.