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Mechanical Ventilation (MV)

The MIMMS course is a major incident training course for any pre-hospital or hospital based emergency service that may be involved in a major incident.

The course includes didactic lectures but the primary focus will be on tabletops and the reinforcement of key skills in workshops including radio communication and triage.

Course Date(s):	27 Feb 2010 & 9 Oct 2010
Course Duration:	1 Day – 8.30am – 3 pm
Course Venue:	Clinical Skills centre Stellenbosch  Medical Campus
Clinical Director(s):	Elize Archer
Logistics Coordinator:	Elize Archer
Course Price in ZAR:	R 675
Certification Received:	SUN

Brief Course Overview

The course will give an overview on mechanical ventilation. Students will learn about the following:

• Basic principles of mechanical ventilation
• Alarm settings
• Modes of ventilation and the use of pressure support
• Non invasive mechanical ventilation
• Lung recruitment
• Introduction on curves
• Selection of appropriate ventilation parameters

Who should attend this course?

Experience level of attendees – to whom (which level) course is pitched at any doctor, paramedic or registered nurses working in an emergency setting.

Why should someone attend this course?

Ventilation terminology has become obscured by the manufacturers of ventilators, this leads to confusion amongst healthcare practitioners. We aim to unravel the puzzle of ventilation by going back to basics, introducing the newer modes of ventilation; we will demonstrate the overlap between terms used in ventilation.

After the workshop the student will be able to understand the theory of mechanical ventilation as well as know how to ventilate a patient effectively.

Clinical Director Profile

H Geyser, B Espen and E Archer

Qualifications: Critical care nurses

Current Job all of us are lecturers

Experience in ICU and lecturing

Interest  mechanical ventilation