Airway Management for the EMT

Want a refresher on airway management as an EMT? Watch our updated video on BLS airway management! The IMA team covers airway positioning, airway adjuncts, suctioning, and oxygenation. We also cover the role an EMT may play during ALS airway procedures.
Idaho Medical Academy prides itself on being the first step in the journey of individuals who are looking to enter the medical field. We offer EMT courses online and in-person at our Boise campus, as well as AEMT, Medical Assistant and Phlebotomy. We also teach BLS CPR and other AHA courses. Whether you’re interested in a new career path or looking to expand your current skills we have variety of courses available for everyone. If you’re interested in changing your life, we have full course descriptions for all our offered classes at idahomedicalacademy.com. If you have more questions for our team, you can send us a contact form via email through our website or give us a call at [phone]. We look forward to your journey beginning with Idaho Medical Academy.

[@EWDAVID94]

Seems like you guys upload these new lectures/videos right when I get a couple chapters past them in the online class 😂😂 i like still like watching them though it helps me review and continue on with the class at the same time

[@IdahoMedicalAcademy]

Let us know if there is something specific you'd like to see from us and we will do our best to make it happen!

[@EWDAVID94]

@@IdahoMedicalAcademy thank you! So far I’ve been enjoying the class but I definitely underestimated how prepared I was to take it

[@BaddGravity]

Screw that OPA. Gag reflex my ass were going straight to the NPA. 😂😂😂 Good Stuff🫡

[@abducens92]

Thank you so much, great refresher!
When you do the jaw thrust, are you actually luxating the TMJ? And my second question, once you do it and let go of the jaw, will it stay in the same position, allowing the airway to remain open or do you have to hold it, just like you do with the head tilt chin lift? Thanks

[@IdahoMedicalAcademy]

Hi, thanks! No, we are just pushing the mandible forward/up until you meet natural resistance. It is not a forceful movement, though it may seem to be on the manikin due to the resistance of rubber and plastic in the manikin. The jaw will generally move back to it's original position once the jaw thrust is released, which is why we teach to "pull the face into the mask" when ventilating, which will help to retain that jaw thrust position.