BLS Airway Management in Sports Medicine
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Discuss the critical care skills necessary to establish and maintain a patent airway in the setting of an athlete in respiratory distress.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of using various BLS airway adjuncts in the setting of an athlete in respiratory distress.
- Explain the proper use of a bag valve mask to provide respiratory support to an athlete in respiratory distress.
- Explain the indications for use and application of supplemental oxygen in the setting of a critically injured athlete.
- Recognize the proper application of various basic life support techniques and airway adjuncts in the setting of a critically injured athlete presenting with respiratory distress.
- Design and implement an interdisciplinary and collaborative best practice BLS airway management approach for your practice setting.
