Knowledge Objectives

1. Name and label the major structures of the respiratory system on a diagram.
2. List the signs of inadequate breathing.
3. Describe the steps in the head tilt-chin lift.
4. Relate mechanism of injury to opening the airway.
5. Describe the steps in the jaw thrust.
6. State the importance of having a suction unit ready for immediate use when providing emergency medical care.
7. Describe the techniques of suctioning.
8. Describe how to ventilate a patient with a resuscitation mask or barrier device.
9. Describe how ventilating an infant or child is different from an adult.
10. List the steps in providing mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-stoma ventilation.
11. Describe how to measure and insert an oropharyngeal (oral) airway.
12. Describe how to measure and insert a nasopharyngeal (nasal) airway.
13. Describe how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive adult.
14. Describe how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive child with complete obstruction or partial airway obstruction and poor air exchange.
15. Describe how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive infant with complete obstruction or partial airway obstruction and poor air exchange.
16. Describe how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive adult.
17. Describe how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive child.
18. Describe how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive infant.

19. Explain why Basic Life Support ventilation and airway protective skills take priority over most other Basic Life Support skills.
20. Demonstrate a caring attitude toward patients with airway problems who request emergency medical services.
21. Place the interests of the patient with airway problems as the foremost consideration when making any and all patient care decisions.
22. Communicate with empathy to patients with airway problems, as well as with family members and friends of the patient.

23. Demonstrate the steps in the head tilt-chin lift.
24. Demonstrate the steps in the jaw thrust.
25. Demonstrate the techniques of suctioning.
26. Demonstrate the steps in mouth-to-mouth ventilation with body substance isolation (barrier shields).
27. Demonstrate how to use a resuscitation mask to ventilate a patient.
28. Demonstrate how to ventilate a patient with a stoma.
29. Demonstrate how to measure and insert an oropharyngeal airway.
30. Demonstrate how to measure and insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
31. Demonstrate how to ventilate infant and child patients.
32. Demonstrate how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive adult.
33. Demonstrate how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive child.
34. Demonstrate how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive infant.
35. Demonstrate how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive adult.
36. Demonstrate how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive child.
37. Demonstrate how to clear a foreign body airway obstruction in an unresponsive infant.