Airway Management Training

Comprehensive airway management updated per TCCC Change 24-1. Covers the simplified TFC airway algorithm: positioning, suction, and surgical cricothyrotomy. Supraglottic airways and NPA removed from TFC airway section.

• Airway assessment: patency, obstruction signs, unconscious airway compromise
• Basic maneuvers: head-tilt chin-lift, recovery position (head back, chin away from chest), sit-up lean-forward
• NPA: moved to Respiration/Breathing, only for SpO2 below 90%
• Supraglottic airways: REMOVED from TFC per Change 24-1
• RSI protocol: ketamine induction, succinylcholine vs rocuronium, confirmation
• Surgical cricothyrotomy: landmarks, vertical skin/horizontal membrane, mandatory continuous capnography
• Capnography: waveform interpretation, normal values, troubleshooting

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