Skills & Techniques March 30, 2026 · airway, skills, BVM

Airway Management Techniques Every OFA Level 2 Attendant Must Know

Airway management is where Level 2 becomes visibly more clinical than Level 1. The course expects you to open an airway, use adjuncts and ventilate with a BVM.

Basic manoeuvres

  • Head-tilt chin-lift for non-trauma patients
  • Jaw thrust when spinal injury is suspected
  • Recovery position for unresponsive but breathing patients

Adjuncts

OPAs size from the corner of the mouth to the angle of the jaw. NPAs are soft rubber, tolerated by semi-conscious patients.

BVM ventilation

Creating a proper mask seal takes real practice. Two-rescuer technique is far easier than one. See oxygen therapy.

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