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EMR Training | Airway Management | Chapter EMR-E11
EMR Training | Airway Management | Chapter EMR-R01 begins with an introduction to the care of the subject. We subsequently explore in-depth the following topics
- Breathing
- Respiratory System Anatomy
- Rescue Breathing
- Special Patients
- Airway Obstruction
- Aids to Airway Management
Important Notes:
- If you only want to take the online course for CME credit, you can pay here. The fee for online-only does NOT include a skills session nor (re)certification. Furthermore, you will receive a certificate for CME credit after successful completion of the course.
- This course is part of the EMR Recertification Session 1 curriculum. Hence, if you sign up for EMR Recertification, you will be automatically enrolled in this course. Click here for scheduled courses.
- To get credit for this course, you must watch all the lessons in their entirety, the course review, and pass the quiz at the end with a score of 75% or better.
Excerpts from Principles of Airway Management and Ventilation for the Emergency Medical Responder
Some of the causes of respiratory compromise are:
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Heart attack
- Severe allergic reactions
- Exposure to toxic substances, and
- Inhalation of super-heated air
Cyanosis is the abnormal blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane and occurs when more oxygen is offloaded to the peripheral tissue. While Hypercarbia is the presence of excess levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. Both are indications of respiratory compromise that can slowly lead to respiratory distress.
So, what are the signs of abnormal breathing?
- Increased work for breathing
- An absent or shallow rise and fall of the chest
- Little or no air heard or felt at nose and mouth
- Noisy breathing or gasping sounds
- Skin that is pale or cyanotic
- Sitting or leaning forward in a tripod position
- Agonal respirations, which is slow and sporadic gasps of air from an unresponsive patient
