AY23 Academic Catalog/Handbook

RESP 2130 Mechanical Ventilation and Airway Management

Provides instruction in the theory, set-up, operation, and maintenance of mechanical ventilators and equipment used to establish and maintain both adult and pediatric airways and emergency airway disorders. Topics include: ventilator operation, ventilator maintenance, emergency airway disorders, adult airway establishment and maintenance, pediatric airway establishment and maintenance, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, chest tube maintenance, arterial blood gas sampling, and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation.

Credits

4

Contact Hours

120

Prerequisite

RESP 1120, RESP 1130, RESP 2120

Corequisite

RESP 2120