The Definitive Course for Mechanical Ventilation Training for Remote and Austere Professionals

Training designed to meet the unique challenges of mechanical ventilation care in the remote and austere environment.

Workshop Includes

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

  • 2 days of didactic and hands-on learning

    • Minimal lectures. I believe the most effective learning happens when we’re engaged.

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

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

• 24 hours of continuing education credit

• Upon successful completion of the workshop, students will receive a certification card good for 3 years.

Workshop Requirements

• Must hold a current and active Paramedic license or higher

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

Continuing Education Hours

• RN hours awarded through the California Board of Nursing

• EMS Hours awarded through our partnership with First Response Team Training, a Colorado approved EMS Training Group

Course covers…

• Basic principles and importance of early effective mechanical ventilation

• Applying the concepts of Prolong-Field-Care and P.A.C.E. Planning

• Equipment and Logistical Challenges faced by Austere care providers

  • Resource optimization

  • Integrating non-medical personnel into the team

• Critical A&P Review

• Essential Gas Law and Their Application

• Managing the airway

  • Endotracheal tube / Cricothyrotomies / Supraglottic Devices

• Breath Types, Vent Settings, Alarms, Triggers, and Limits, including

  • Pressure Control vs. Volume Control

  • Tidal Volume, Respiratory Rate, PEEP, FiO2, Flow, and Driving Pressure,

• Basic and Advanced Modes

  • Pressure Support, CMV, Assist Control, SIMV, PRVC, IRV, APRV, ASV

• Basic and Advanced Patient Monitoring and Troubleshooting, including

  • Blood Gasses, SpO2, EtCO2, and Volumetric Capnography

  • Loops and Pressure / Flow / Volume Waveforms

  • Lung Point-of-Care-Ultrasound

• Patient Management

  • Trauma / Burns / Drowning

  • Severe Obstructive and Restrictive Physiology

    • Static and Dynamic Compliance

    • Time Constants