Ventilator Management Course
Type of Course
Comprehensive course
Faculty Type
Doctors and experienced nurses
Duration
1 Day
Terminal Objective
- To understand the different modes of the ventilator
- To know how to manage patients with different disease conditions
Learning Outcomes
- To set up a ventilator and understand the different modes of ventilation
- To learn how to ventilate patients with specific diseases (COPD, ARDS, bronchial asthma, etc)
- To learn weaning strategies and uses of Non-Invasive Ventilation
- To understand ventilator graphics and troubleshooting an alarm
Course suitable for Medical Students, Student Nurses, Paramedics, Doctors and Practicing Nurses
Key Topics
An introduction to ventilation
Classification of mechanical ventilation
Basic physics
Common modes of invasive mechanical ventilation
Ventilator troubleshooting
Weaning of ventilator
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Ancillary equipment
Auto-PEEP
Ventilator graphics
Certification