The Advanced Prehospital AirwayManagement (APAM) course is designedto cover all aspects of providing highquality airway care to patients in the prehospital setting. Web Based study material will cover knowledge necessary to perform the skills and scenarios associated with the day in the simulation center. Re-creations of real world scenarios will challenge the EMS providers to prove their mastery of the skills and knowledge needed to perform state of the art pre hospital airway care.

Specific skills include pharmacology associated with airway care, airway related patient assessment, bag-valve mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation, cricothyroidotomy, and use of rescue airway devices and monitoring equipment.

The Wiser Center, located at 230 McKee Place, 3rd floor in Oakland has been performing health care simulation since 1994. Their mission is to improve patient safety and increase the effectiveness of health care education for all care providers. Its mission is accomplished through education, research, advanced instructional technology, and the development and assessment of innovative simulation programs.

The APAM course has now concluded. First of we must thank the APAM Committee who worked on the curriculum and developed this course for our prehospital personnel.  We also have to thank Wiser for hosting this class. To all instructors that have dedicated a tremendous amount of time in teaching this class to several students within the EMSI region, thank you.

A summary of the APAM class is available by Clicking Here.