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Prehospital Emergency Airway Course

The Prehospital Emergency Airway Course is a comprehensive 3 year program designed around EMS recertification cycles. The course meets the requirements for Washington State airway training as approved by your county MPD.

The first year of this course is the full day initial course

Years two and three cover pediatric and special patient populations

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Initial PEAC

This one-day evidence-based course is designed for all advanced level prehospital providers who manage airways in critically ill patients.

  • This 8-hour course combines lecture with advanced skills and high-fidelity simulation.

  • Topics include:

    • How training and experience impact patient care

    • The basics of the anatomically difficult airway

    • Prehospital airway algorithms

    • Alternative and back up techniques for airway management

    • Video laryngoscope

    • Surgical airways

    • Bougie techniques

    • Use of checklists and how to increase first pass success rates

    • The importance of oxygenation

    • Airway management in the critically ill patient

    • Pharmacology update

    • Skills stations and interactive scenarios to reinforce learning

    Included with this course is 3D a cricothyrotomy model.

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Pediatric Airway

The pediatric PEAC builds on the initial PEAC course.

This 4-hour course covers comprehensive pediatric airway management including both anatomic and physiologic challenges. The course is half didactic and half hands on.

The didactic topics include:

  • Physiologic and anatomic differences

  • The difficult pediatric airway

  • Pediatric SGA

  • Pediatric video laryngoscopy

  • Needle cricothyrotomy

  • Foreign body airway obstruction

  • Pharmacology update

    The second half of the course is hands on and includes:

  • Intubation with direct, bougie, and video laryngoscopy

  • Supraglottic airways and BVM

  • Needle tracheostomy

  • Foreign body removal

  • Scenario based learning

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Special Populations

The special populations PEAC builds on the initial PEAC course.

  • This 4-hour course covers airway management in special populations including: trauma, obese, pregnancy, reactive airway and more.

  • Students will learn techniques for the following patient populations:

    • Trauma

    • Elevated ICP and neurologic emergencies

    • Reactive airway

    • Status seizure

    • The pregnant patient

    • The morbidly obese

    • Massively soiled airways

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PEAC Instructor

Note: Instructor courses are only valid if given by The PEAC Foundation. Outside agencies may not provide instructor certifications.

This course includes a 4-hour online pre-course in addition to an 16-hour in-person course.

  • Instructors will be supplied with all the material needed to teach the all 4 courses including outlines, schedules, lectures (with teaching points and recording), detailed skills stations, and simulation scenarios.

  • This class is designed for experienced providers with a passion for airway education.

Please find the following frequently asked questions regarding PEAC Instructor Courses:

What are the requirements to become a PEAC instructor?

  • An active paramedic certification or EMS RN

  • Endorsement by your county MPD

  • Current WA state ESE (or plans to complete this course with in 12 months)

What does the instructor course include?

  • 4 hours of asynchronous pre-course work

  • 16 hours of hands-on and in-person didactic training covering the initial course, pediatric, trauma, and special patient populations courses

  • Practice teaching scenarios with PEAC Faculty support

  • All instructor materials including lecture PowerPoints with notes and teaching points for skills stations (includes 3 ALS courses and a BLS course option)

  • Digital instructor handbook with lecture recordings, skills videos, and exams

  • A hybrid course option, including interactive asynchronous didactic content, is available upon request to allow for more hands-on training time. This content can be uploaded into most LMS programs.

  • Website login that allows instructors to access each new PEAC update and instructor continuing education. 

  • Lifetime support from PEAC faculty

Who can conduct a PEAC instructor course?

  • The PEAC Foundation is the only organization authorized to deliver the courses. This policy was voted on by the WA State MPDs to ensure statewide consistency. Once you are a PEAC instructor you may deliver as many PEAC provider courses as you like at no additional cost. 

Can my organization host a PEAC instructor course?

  • Yes. Our team can bring the course to your organization. Hosting requirements include:

  • A minimum of 16 participants and a maximum of 32

  • A cost of $375 per person

  • The PEAC Foundation provides all instructors and necessary equipment

  • The host agency provides a venue with one large lecture room and three additional breakout spaces

Please reach out by email or phone for more information

admin@peac253.org

Missy Carter 206-300-0828

This course is endorsed by the WA State Fire Chiefs Association and WA state MPDs.