In respect of tracheal intubation:
Lists its indications
Lists the available types of tracheal tube and identifies their applications
Explains how to choose the correct size and length of tracheal tube
Explains the advantages/disadvantages of different types the laryngoscopes and blades including, but not exclusively, the Macintosh and McCoy
Outlines how to confirm correct placement of a tracheal tube and knows how to identify the complications of intubation including endobronchial and oesophageal intubation
Discusses the methods available to manage difficult intubation and failed intubation
Explains how to identify patients who are at increased risk of regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration and knows the measures that minimise the risk
Understands the airway management in a patient with acute illness who is at risk of gastric reflux
Categorises the signs of pulmonary aspiration and the methods for its emergency management