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.
Original Webcast Date March 1, 2017
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
2023
Approved for 1.00 CRCE Hours.
SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
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