Ventilator management is a mechanical intervention to keeping a person’s airway and respiratory systems working, without this intervention they would not be able to breathe. It is a type of respiratory support that is designed to protect the integrity of a person’s airway.

Goals

The goal of this course is to provide support workers with all of the knowledge, information and practical experience to be able to effectively work with people who rely on mechanical ventilation.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand function of the lungs

• Understand functions of breathing

• Understand the use of mechanical ventilation

• Acute hypoxic and hypercapnic respiratory failure

• Humidification

• Suctioning

• Ventilator operation

• Mechanical ventilation emergency procedures

• Monitoring ventilation

• Ventilation care

• Ventilation equipment