ExCCT: Basic Airway

Basic airway management sounds simple right up until the patient decides to stop cooperating. ExCCT: Basic Airway gets back to the fundamentals that actually keep patients alive: airway positioning, oxygenation, ventilation, BVM technique, airway adjuncts, and recognizing when respiratory distress is becoming respiratory failure. You’ll learn to separate oxygenation problems from ventilation problems, troubleshoot difficult BVM ventilation, and recognize when the patient needs more than “just put some oxygen on them.” No fancy airway wizardry. No shiny tubes required. Just solid fundamentals, good decisions, and the skills everything else in airway management is built on. Fast. Focused. Field-ready.
Format

Online
Course

Time to Complete & CE Count:

30 minutes to Complete
0.5 CEs

Accreditation:

CAPCE, ASTNA, & IBSC

Purchase Options:

Individually, or part of the Full-Code Subscription

After individual purchase, the course expires in:

12 Months

Price

$6.99

Why should I take this course?

Master the Fundamentals

Recognize Failure Earlier

Fix Problems Before Escalating

Make Better Airway Decisions

Troubleshoot poor BVM ventilation, airway obstruction, and positioning problems before jumping immediately to more invasive interventions.
Learn to distinguish respiratory distress from respiratory failure and identify when a patient is no longer ventilating or oxygenating effectively.
Troubleshoot poor BVM ventilation, airway obstruction, and positioning problems before jumping immediately to more invasive interventions.
Understand what the patient actually needs next and choose the intervention that addresses the underlying airway, oxygenation, or ventilation problem.

Meet the instructor

Charles F. Swearingen

Founder/ Lead Educator
Charles Swearingen is a flight paramedic, educator, and Amazon bestselling author with over 20 years in critical care transport. He is passionate about making complex medical topics easy to understand and apply in real-world scenarios. Charles looks forward to helping students build confidence in critical care decision-making through engaging, hands-on education.