Auxiliary Home Care Equipment (4hrs)

Credits: 4
Category: Respiratory Therapy

Learn about portable and stationary suction machines, suction technique, suction accessories, heated-humidity systems, resuscitation bags, oxygen systems and safety, apnea monitors, pulse oximeters, and basic emergency preparedness as applied to the home environment.

·     Contact hours will be awarded to all participants

·     Special large group class arrangements on request

Objectives: Following the presentation, the participant will be able to;

1. Correctly assemble the tubing system on a stationary and portable suction machine.

2. Demonstrate how to manually ventilate a fictitious patient with the rususcitation bag.

3. Identify and operate the mechanism of home care oxygen systems.

4. Place an oximeter probe in the proper position on a fictitious patient.

5. Use the MR-730 for supplemental heat and humidity with a heated wire circuit.

 

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Price:

Family: Free

Employee: Free

PHS Patient professional: 20.00

Non-PHS patient professional: 200.00

Date(s):

May 23, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

May 29, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

June 4, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

June 12, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

June 22, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

June 25, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

July 3, 2012
9:00 am-1:00 pm

Location:

Pediatric Home Service
2800 Cleveland Ave. N.
Roseville, MN 55113
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Instructor:

Bruce Estrem
BA, RRT-NPS, LRT
BA, RRT-NPS, LRT
651-604-5169
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