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Duration
Clinical Skills Centre
TBC
TBC
Course Overview
The first and most critical rule of patient survival across any medical specialty is simple: protect the airway. This comprehensive program delivers a vital foundation in recognizing, assessing, and managing airway compromise across routine, urgent, and emergency scenarios. From mastering basic manual manoeuvres to understanding advanced intubation and rapid sequence induction (RSI), this module provides clinicians with the tools to secure a patient’s lifeline under pressure.Why This Course Matters
An airway emergency can develop in seconds, whether due to trauma, anaphylaxis, severe sedation, or critical illness. Hypoxia causes irreversible brain damage in minutes, meaning hesitation or a failed intervention can have catastrophic consequences. What makes airway management challenging isn’t just the physical procedures—it’s identifying a “difficult airway” before you ever pick up a tool. This course gives you the predictive assessment frameworks and a step-by-step escalation pathway needed to maintain oxygenation, prevent complications, and keep your patients safe.This course is designed for any healthcare professional who may be required to assess, protect, or manage a patient’s respiratory tract in an acute or emergency setting.
Doctors, Junior Doctors & Anaesthetic Teams: Master the predictive anatomy, advanced equipment choices, and crisis algorithms required for definitive airway control.Nurses, Theatre Staff & Critical Care Personnel: Enhance your ability to assist with advanced procedures like intubation and Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI), while managing standard oxygen delivery tools.Paramedics & Pre-Hospital Responders: Perfect your manual airway clearance, positioning techniques, and use of supraglottic devices in un-optimised emergency environments.A&E and Urgent Care Clinicians: Align your frontline emergency response to ensure quick risk identification and flawless teamwork during sudden airway crises.Students & Support Staff: Build an essential foundation in basic airway anatomy, physiological protection mechanisms, and manual airway relief.To accommodate busy clinical schedules, this training is delivered in two highly flexible formats:
Flexible E-Learning: Self-paced remote learning featuring interactive digital cases, guided expert explanations, and step-by-step diagnostic pathways.Face-to-Face Teaching: Dynamic, classroom-based workshops featuring facilitated group discussions, real-world clinical case applications, and clinician-led teaching.
Predictive Difficulty Frameworks: Learn to confidently utilise visual inspection, Mallampati classification, thyromental distance, and jaw mobility to spot a difficult airway early.Basic-to-Advanced Skills Path: Covers everything from standard positioning and simple adjuncts (OPA/NPA) to advanced supraglottic devices and video laryngoscopy.Introduction to RSI Protocol: Structured guidance on the preparation, teamwork, and pharmacology principles behind Rapid Sequence Induction.Video-Based Risk Interpretation: Real-world visual walk-throughs designed to sharpen your decision-making, equipment selection, and adjustments under pressure.By the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Map Respiratory Anatomy & Mechanics: Apply a clear understanding of upper/lower airway structures and natural protection mechanisms to clinical care.Predict Difficult Airways: Systematically screen patients using history, anatomical landmarks, Mallampati scoring, and mobility metrics to avoid unexpected failure.Deploy Basic Airway Interventions: Master manual clearance, therapeutic patient positioning, oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal airway placement, and targeted oxygen delivery.Navigate Advanced Airway Tools: Demonstrate core knowledge of supraglottic devices, endotracheal intubation techniques, and the logistical steps of video laryngoscopy.Perform Under Pressure as a Team: Execute clear, safe decision-making and coordinate effectively with team members during high-stress airway crises.This module stands out by focusing heavily on preparation and proactive planning. We teach you that managing an airway is 90% anticipation and 10% physical execution. Rather than rushing straight to advanced intubation, we emphasise maximising basic oxygenation techniques first, ensuring you always have a safe fallback option. Combining predictive anatomical analysis with video-based crisis scenarios builds the clinical judgment needed to select the right tool at the right time, preventing airway trauma and ensuring patient safety.
