Air Methods Ascend Advanced Airway Training

Professional Education Course (PEC)
Instructor: Ian Jones

Price by Jan. 12: $700 Member | $825 Nonmember
Price after Jan. 12: $795 Member | $975 Nonmember

Airway management is an essential and dynamic aspect of patient care. Providers can use many different types of intubation devices, skills, and techniques to successfully manage a patient’s airway. Managing a patient’s airway doesn’t start with an endotracheal (ET) tube but with understanding the anatomy of the airway, basic airway, and proper resuscitation skills. In this course, you will learn didactic skills and be able to apply those skills to real-life practice during the cadaver lab portion. Providers can successfully manage any airway scenario they encounter in the field by having a toolbox of different techniques and equipment knowledge.

Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of the course, participants will have learned:

• To identify vital anatomical structures of the airway
• Techniques to improve first-pass success
• The process of oral tracheal intubation, including rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
• Medications associated with RSI.

Instructor Bio

Ian Jones started his career in emergency medical services (EMS) volunteering as a teenager. He served in the US Army as a combat medic in Afghanistan. He completed his AAS in paramedicine in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and received his BAS from the University of Wyoming. He joined Air Methods as a flight paramedic and transitioned to the education team in 2021. In his current role as clinical education manager, Ian monitors recent clinical research and developments. He uses the latest information and technology to create and manage the training curriculum for Air Methods new employees and critical-care clinicians.