Tracks: Basics of Clinical Practice
This lecture will outline best practices in BLS airway management. Dr. Andrew McCoy will present topics such as how to optimize bag-mask ventilation; use of airway adjuncts including oral airway and nasoharyngeal airway; BLS end-tidal capnography; BLS positive pressure non-invasive ventilation; and PEEP as a BLS adjunct. After attending this insightful session, attendees will be able to describe appropriate methods and their rationale for BLS airway management.