The training equips staff to enable staff to deliver ventilatory support to clients who cannot facilitate their own breathing due to low oxygen levels, shortness of breath or other respiratory distress.
The sessions cover
- Outline the indications for non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
- Explain the role of NIV in the management of respiratory failure.
- Recognise the absolute and relative contraindications in patient selection.
- Risk assessment and patient  (IPAP: EPAP pressures) in relation to NIV therapy in the community
- Demonstrate se tting up, promoting compliance and administering NIV and oxygen entrainment (if prescribed) using onsite equipment.
- Outline the monitoring, duration and weaning and documentation associated with NIV therapy.
- Discuss trouble shooting problems and potential solutions.
