Principles of Airway Management

Anatomy of the airway; basic airway management and CPR; basic airway management equipment; fibreoptic endoscopy; evaluation of the airway prior to intubation; indications and preparation of the patient for intubation; techniques of intubation; difficult intubation; complications of endotracheal intubation; surgical approaches to airway management; the paediatric airway; mechanical ventilation, weaning and extubation.