A Comparative Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Modified Peyton\'s and Halstead\'s Approach in Teaching Basic Airway Management Skills to Undergraduate Medical Students in Skills Lab

were able to perform the learned skills consistently even after a period of time. 7nstructional approaches used to teach the procedural skills to students can directly influence the subsequent skills performance IntroductIonBasic airway management is a lifesaving skill that needs to be mastered by undergraduate medical students.The primary step in effective airway management involves the use of basic airway maneuvers for opening the airway with or without airway adjuncts (oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airway) and bag and mask ventilation.Procedural skill training is an important component of medical education.The Indian medical graduate is expected to learn and master certain skills during training.Failure to learn these procedural skills before the students enter the residency may increase their stress, and it may lead to medical errors due to provider inexperience. 1,2Using manikins in a skills lab, students can be trained in these lifesaving skills.The skill lab provides a safe environment for students to learn and practice skills in a simulated environment under supervision, thereby mitigating the risks involved in direct patient exposure without adequate training.Training of procedural skills in the skills labs is found to be effective [3][4][5] and shows better transferability of learned skills to the bedside.