Basic Ventilator Life Support
(BVLS)

A Mechanical Ventilation Fundamentals Course for all Respiratory Care Providers

A learning experience on the art and science of mechanical ventilation, unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

The Definitive Course for Mechanical Ventilation Training.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of mechanical ventilation. It is designed to establish a strong framework necessary for clinicians to feel confident when caring for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.

Course Details

  • Course Fee: $97 / student

  • 1-year access to course material

  • Immersive online self-paced learning

  • Pre-test to establish a baseline for focused learning

  • Engaging lessons

  • Video-based vent labs to demonstrate didactic material

  • Interactive patient scenarios

  • Section quizzes w/ rationals

  • Comprehensive final exam

  • Downloadable study guide

  • Downloadable certificate of completion

  • Continuing education credit for EMS and Nurses.

  • 3-year certification

Continuing Education Hours

  • RN hours awarded through the California Board of Nursing

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

Course covers…

  • History of mechanical ventilation

  • Basic principles, indications, and importance of early effective mechanical ventilation

  • Essential respiratory anatomy & physiology

  • Basic principles of oxygenation vs. ventilation

  • Essential gas law and their application

  • Review of non-invasive ventilation (HFNC / CPAP / BPAP)

  • Hazards of mechanical ventilation

  • Managing the artificial airway

  • Basic breath types, modes, settings, and alarms

  • Fundamentals of patient monitoring including:

    • SpO2, EtCO2, and blood gasses

    • Airway pressures

    • Static vs. dynamic compliance

    • Basic scalar graphs

  • Basic mechanical ventilation strategies

    • Lung protective ventilation