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[MassEMT-B]

At the end of my book it has a section called Advanced Airway Management. I was just wondering could anything from that chapter end up on my nation EMT-Basic test?

 

[angels.girl84]

Which book do you have? we used the Brady Prehosp. Care & It had the same thing & we never looked at it. I didn't get anything from it on the NREMT & doubt it would show up (but don't quote me ) since it's not in a Basic scope of practice

At the end of my book it has a section called Advanced Airway Management. I was just wondering could anything from that chapter end up on my nation EMT-Basic test?

 

[MassEMT-B]

Yea thats the book I have and we didn't look at it either but since my state doesn't take NR I assumed it could be on the national but my class didn't cover it because we just take a state test.

 

[jjesusfreak01]

The advanced airway chapter in the Brady books covers everything more advanced than an OPA or NPA. We were told by our instructor that use of advanced airways (including ETI) was technically a basic skill at the national level. We actually got to practice using combitubes, kings, lmas, and eti. I thought they were all quite easy, though the rather inflexible mannequin made it somewhat difficult to visualize the cords for eti. I was however, despite my best efforts, unable to get a combitube to go into the larynx, giving me the general impression that the dual lumen (yes, I understand that a king is technically a duel lumen airway) is fairly useless. Well intentioned, but really not worth the effort.

Umm, back to your question. If you are taking an NREMT exam, it should test to national standards, so there may be questions on the exam about advanced airways. If you are taking a state test, then it depends on what the state SOP for basics is. In my state, basics are permitted to use everything but ETI, but only when on nonmedic rigs, so in my county emts dont place advanced airways.