Description:
It has been said that there is no such thing as an easy prehospital airway.  Our environment alone can provide the novice paramedic with challenges in the area of airway management.  Add to our environment several morphologic and pathologic features in our patients, and even the most experienced paramedic is challenged.  In this interactive multimedia session, learn how to identify patients who may have a difficult airway and learn an algorithmic approach to airway management that can improve your success in recognizing and managing the difficult airway.

Objectives:

1. Describe the features and situations that can produce a difficult airway
2. Describe an algorithmic approach to airway management
3. Identify potential alternatives to endotracheal intubation in the patient with a difficult airway