An intensive care and emergency medicine registrar shows the alarms that might go off on a ventilator, and how to deal with them.
For more on the basics of ventilation, take the free BMJ Learning module: bit.ly/VentilatorAlarms.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that many healthcare professionals have been redeployed to work in unfamiliar environments, such as the intensive care unit (ICU). Mechanical ventilation is a key part of treatment in intensive care, and an unfamiliarity with it led to considerable concern among many health professionals. This module aims to provide a brief introduction to mechanical ventilation, outlining the basic principles and settings that are likely to be used.
With Harry Yong, an intensive care and emergency medicine registrar practising in London.