PAR5430 Critical care management of respiratory and airway emergencies

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Differentiate the connection between respiratory anatomy and physiology and link these to performing effective differential diagnosis of airway and respiratory emergencies.

2. 2

   Evaluate available evidence related to airway and respiratory emergencies to determine current best practice approaches to managing airway and respiratory emergencies from the critical care paramedic perspective.

3. 3

   Utilise clinical judgement to construct safe and effective treatment pathways with flexibility to manage a diverse range of critically unwell patients and disease progressions.

4. 4

   Examine the practical application of fundamental and advanced airway management skills appropriate to the critical care paramedic setting.

5. 5

   Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimes for airway and respiratory conditions in the critical care paramedic setting.

6. 6

   Critically analyse the role and effect of human factors in the management of airway and respiratory emergencies.