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  • Insufflation
  • Laryngeal Masks

Laryngeal Mask Airway

This activity reviews the clinical role of laryngeal mask airways in airway management across operating room, emergency, intensive care, and prehospital settings. Laryngeal mask airways provide a supraglottic option for oxygenation and ventilation when mask ventilation is inadequate, endotracheal intubation is delayed or difficult, or a temporary conduit to intubation is needed. Despite their ease of placement and favorable complication profile compared with bag-valve-mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation in selected patients, inappropriate patient selection, poor sizing, incorrect positioning, and overreliance on these devices in patients at high risk for aspiration can lead to inadequate ventilation, leaks, malposition, gastric insufflation, or aspiration. This activity addresses this gap by reviewing indications, contraindications, placement technique, device selection, complication prevention, and interprofessional coordination. Participants will gain actionable skills for safer airway decision-making and rescue airway planning.

Credit & MOC Details

Credit information is provided by the course provider. We recommend confirming credit eligibility with the provider or your licensing board before starting the activity.

Credit types

AAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsNursingUp to 1.5 creditsPharmacyUp to 1.5 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 1.5 pointsABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 9 specialties.

Pricing

Fee varies

This provider typically $49–98

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Listed by the provider

  • Article / monograph / reference
  • Credit · Up to 1.5 credits
  • MOC · Up to 1.5 points
  • Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
  • Released
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Sep 1, 2029 3 years left

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