The team at Wiltshire Air Ambulance are pleased to invite you to their upcoming Airway Essentials day. The event will cover all the key areas of airway assessment and management, including a blend of mini-teaching sessions, practical workshops and simulation.
Practical information
- Kitchen facilities on site, please bring own lunch.
- CPD certificate provided on completion of the day.
- If you are unable to make this date there will be future events/opportunities.
- Parking available on site
- Sign in on arrival at reception and meet up stairs in the foyer.
Eligibility criteria
This event is aimed at registered clinicians; paramedics, nurses and NQPs.
Spaces are primarily available for colleagues based in Wiltshire. To ensure a balanced skill mix on the day, expressions of interest are being taken for this session. Staff will be made aware if they have a place one month ahead of the session by the educators.
Optional charity donation
A lot of work goes in to running these training days and there is currently no charge to attend. However, if you would like to make a donation to the W+BAA charity this can be done on the day via cash, cheque or bank transfer.
Programme
A blend of mini-teaching sessions, airway workshops and simulations to cover the following topics:
- Airway assessment and the difficult airway
- Assessing the ability to bag valve mask ventilation
- OPA/NPA sizing and insertion
- iGel sizing and insertion
- iGel management tips
- Airway circuit set up
- Interpreting capnography
- What can Enhanced and Critical Care offer to the management of airways?
- Airway head workshops
- SIMS
Learning Outcomes
- Appropriate sizing and insertion of OPA/NPA
- Appropriate sizing, insertion and management of iGel airways
- Learn how to assess an airway
- Learn how to set up an airway circuit
- Understanding and interpreting capnography
- Understand what can Enhanced and Critical Care offer to the management of airways?
- Implementing learning with airway head workshops
- Implementing learning through simulation
| Date | Time |
| Thursday 12th June 2025 | 09:00-16:00 |
| Thursday 21st August 2025 | 09:00-16:00 |
| Thursday 27th November 2025 | 09:00-16:00 |
Location: Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Melksham, Wiltshire, BA14 6JX
Rooms: Bradbury 1 and Simulation rooms
To ensure a balanced skill mix on the day, expressions of interest are being taken for this session. Staff will be made aware if they have a place one month ahead of the session by the educators.
If you have any queries, please contact the CPD Team.