CAP35: Ventilatory Support

 

The trainee will describe or demonstrate their approach to the patient requiring ventilatory support. Recalls and understands the principles of ventilatory support strategies and local protocols, including but not limited to: oxygen therapy, CPAP, NIV, IPPV.

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Lightning Learning: Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
Lightning Learning: Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)

Patients who are in acute hypercapnic/type 2 respiratory failure may need NIV to stabilise their situation. For those requiring acute NIV can be associated with a mortality rate of up to 50% within one year.

Lightning Learning: Filters for Bag Valve Masks
Lightning Learning: Filters for Bag Valve Masks

As manual ventilation is an aerosol-generating procedure we made this small reminder to use a filter on adult & paediatric bag valve masks to help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19

Lightning Learning: CPAP in Adults ED
Lightning Learning: CPAP in Adults ED

CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure delivered via a tight-fitting mask. Typically used for patients with Type-1 respiratory failure with persistently low SPO2 despite supplemental O2.

#SimBlog: 'Tis the Season to be Bronchy
#SimBlog: 'Tis the Season to be Bronchy

Red call: "15 minutes. 21-day-old baby with bronchiolitis." Distraught dad: “He’s not been feeding. Why are his lips blue?”

Lightning Learning: AHRF / Type 2 Respiratory Failure
Lightning Learning: AHRF / Type 2 Respiratory Failure

Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) or Type 2 respiratory failure, is a failure of ventilation leading to acute hypercapnia with an element of hypoxia and can be life-threatening.

#SimBlog: If You Focus On The Problem...
#SimBlog: If You Focus On The Problem...

"If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution."

#SimBlog: Type 2 Respiratory Failure
#SimBlog: Type 2 Respiratory Failure

"75 year old male, 2 day history of productive cough and fever. Increasing DIB and confusion." His blood gas shows acidosis and hypercapnoea, how will you manage him?

#SimBlog: Acute Heart Failure
#SimBlog: Acute Heart Failure

69-year-old female. Awoke short of breath 6 hours ago. No chest pain.

#SimBlog: Heart Failure
#SimBlog: Heart Failure

A 69-year-old male is brought to Resus by paramedics with the history of SOB for 6 hours progressively getting worse. No chest pain.

 

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