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Ventilator and Airway Management

Course Overview

The Ventilator and Airway Management Course is a practical, intensive training designed to equip healthcare providers with the essential skills to recognize, secure, and manage airways, and to initiate and monitor mechanical ventilation in critical and emergency situations.

This course combines theoretical foundations with hands-on clinical simulation, ensuring that participants are confident in managing both simple and complex airway cases.

Who Should Take This Course?

  • This course is ideal for:

    • ICU and ER nurses

    • Anesthesia and emergency medicine residents

    • Respiratory therapists

    • Paramedics and EMTs

    • Junior doctors in critical care or pre-hospital medicine

    • Final-year medical students looking to build airway competency

What You Will Learn

🔹 Airway Management:

  • Airway anatomy and assessment

  • Basic airway maneuvers (head-tilt, jaw thrust, suctioning)

  • Use of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways

  • Bag-valve-mask ventilation techniques

  • Supraglottic airway devices (e.g. LMA)

  • Endotracheal intubation (ETT): indications, preparation, technique

  • Airway management in special populations (pediatrics, trauma, cardiac arrest)

  • Hands-on simulation with mannequins and real devices

🔹 Ventilator Management:

  • Principles of mechanical ventilation

  • Indications for initiating ventilation

  • Basic ventilator modes (Volume Control, Pressure Control, SIMV, CPAP)

  • Settings and alarm troubleshooting

  • Managing ventilation in ARDS, COPD, trauma, and sepsis

  • Weaning and extubation protocols

  • Case-based ventilator troubleshooting

Course Format & Duration

  • Duration: 1–2 days (depending on group level)

  • Format: In-person, simulation-based training

  • Language: Arabic / English

  • Location: Friends Medical Training Center or onsite for institutions

  • Certificate: Course Completion Certificate (Friends Medical or international partner if applicable)

  • Includes: Airway mannequins, ventilator devices, skill checklists, instructor feedback

Yes – you’ll have supervised hands-on training with mannequins and devices.

Yes – it's beginner-friendly but also useful for those with some exposure.

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