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A Mechanical Ventilation Mastery Workshop Tailored to Meet the Unique Challenges of the US Military and other Remote & Austere Clinicians

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The Definitive Course for Mechanical Ventilation Training in the World’s Most Challenging Environments

Workshop Details:

  • Three days of LIVE hands-on interactive training, including

    • 2 days of didactic and hands-on learning

    • 1 day of immersive scenarios designed to challenge the learner to think critically, problem-solve, and apply what they’ve learned.

  • Workshop will be tailored to your specific equipment, protocols, and team needs.

Workshop Requirements

  • Must hold a current and active Paramedic (or higher) license.

  • Students must complete the online Basic Ventilator Life Support (BVLS) course prior to the workshop.

    (Students MUST present their BVLS Cert. on Day 1 of the workshop)

  • Students must attend the entire workshop to receive credit. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Course covers…

  • Prioritization of care.

  • Applying the concepts of Prolong-Field-Care and P.A.C.E. planning to mechanical ventilation care.

  • Review essential gas laws and their application

  • Managing the artificial airway:

    • Endotracheal tube / Cricothyrotomies / Supraglottic Devices

  • Review Basic and Advanced Settings

  • Review Basic and Advanced Modes

  • Equipment and logistical challenges faced by austere care providers

    • Resource optimization

    • Integrating non-medical personnel into the team

  • Basic and Advanced Patient Monitoring and Troubleshooting, including:

    • Ventilator Data & Graphics

    • Monitor Data

    • Lung Point-of-Care-Ultrasound

  • Patient Management

    • Trauma / Head Injuries / Burns / Drowning

    • Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)

    • Severe Obstructive and Restrictive Physiology

  • Transfer Logistics

  • Proper transfer of care

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Registration Fee: $1500 per student

Includes:

  • 3-Day Workshop

  • Enrollment in BVLS

  • All travel expenses*

*Fees for classes held outside the continental US may be different.

Schedule a workshop for your team and improve how they care for patients, forever!