Critical Care 
Airway Emergency Course​

Integrated Critical Care Unit, Sunderland Royal Hospital
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Course Overview

Emergency airway management in critical care
  • Rapid sequence intubation
  • Familiarisation with pre-intubation check list
  • Difficult Airway Society guidance for difficult and failed rapid sequence intubation
  • Orientation to the difficult airway trolley and emergency airway equipment
  • Practical workshop – surgical front of neck access for oxygenation
  • Team based critical care simulation scenario involving difficulties encountered
        during rapid sequence intubation on ICCU.
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Tracheostomy Emergencies
  • Types of tracheostomy
  • Recognition of the blocked or displaced tracheostomy including capnography interpretation
  • Revision of the national tracheostomy patient safety guidelines for the management of tracheostomy emergencies
  • Team based critical care simulation scenario involving a tracheostomy

​Human factors discussions to promote efficient emergency team working

Places are limited, and are allocated on a 'first come first served' basis.
​Before applying for the course please confirm you have no clinical duties on the afternoon of the course.

To apply for a place, please fill in the following form: