Ventilator Simulator
The mechanical ventilation simulator teaches learners the fundamentals of managing patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The simulator includes an interactive primer on key strategies, short clinical examples that provide a structured approach to patient management, and clinical cases allowing learners to apply knowledge in a safe practice environment. Learners receive individualized feedback on performance.
5 hours
Initial Publication: November 2012
Last Updated: April 2020
Citation
Wolbrink TA, Lehmann S, Brecher R, Daniel D, Marques B, Perez J, Tegtmeyer K, Craig N, Olszewski A, Smallwood, C. Ventilator Simulator: HTML5 Release. 04/2020. Online Simulator. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/2965/ventilator-simulator.
Audience
Physicians
Respiratory Therapists
Nurses
Other healthcare professionals who care for patients requiring mechanical ventilation
Learning Objectives
Describe the key features of a mechanical ventilator
Set appropriate ventilation and oxygenation goals for a variety of patient conditions
Demonstrate how to titrate ventilator parameters to achieve adequate oxygenation and ventilation
Outline an systemic approach to the evaluation of a patient, non-invasive and invasive monitoring, and ventilator parameters to determine adequacy of ventilation and oxygenation
Demonstrate how to manage mechanically ventilated patients and troubleshoot problems that arise, including patients with severe respiratory manifestations of COVID-19.
Author(s)
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Senior Associate, Critical Care Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Sonja Lehmann, BSc
Project Coordinator, OPENPediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Robert Brecher, BS
Software Engineer
Dennis Daniel, MD
Assistant, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Brittanie Marques, BFA
Sr. Medical Illustrator and Animator, OPENPediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Jennifer Perez, MD
Fellow, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Ken Tegtmeyer, MD
Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Nancy Craig, RRT-NPS
PICU Clinical Specialist
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Aleksandra Olszewski, MD
Pediatrician
Seattle Children's Hospital
Craig Smallwood, RRT, PhD
Research Coordinator, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital