About This Course
This presentation will define ventilator alarm safety and identify the patient safety risk associated with ventilator alarms as well as discuss the results of the 2016 HTF ventilator alarms survey. The presenters will also provide potential strategies for ventilator alarm safety based on available literature.
Successful completion of this course requires a score of 70% on the post-test. The course content you will be tested on is available as a PDF in the Resources section or Materials tab.
Presenter
Russelle Cazares MHA, RRT-NPS, and Tobey Clark MSEE, CCE.
This project was made possible thanks to the invaluable contribution of an unrestricted grant from Dräger Medical, Inc.
Define ventilator alarm safety and identify the patient safety risk (ECRI data).
Discuss available literature regarding the scope of ventilator alarm safety as a patient safety issue.
Discuss results of the 2016 HTF survey as they pertain to respiratory therapists.
Identify potential strategies for ventilator alarm safety based on available literature and current AAMI Foundation strategy sessions.
Chapters
Ventilator Alarm Safety
Speaker Information
- Russelle Cazares MHA, RRT, RRT-NPS
- Tobey Clark MSEE, CCE
Approved CRCE Hours
1.00
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