ED Nurses Vent and Haemodynamics Workshop


This post captures some of the resources discussed in the ED Nurses Vent and Haemodynamic Monitoring workshop at Redcliffe Hospital. These resources are high quality FOAM and can help with expanding upon the learning and piqued curiosity from the workshop. Happy self-directed learning.

Pro-tip on organising and capturing your CPD activities: Keep a portfolio. Quite simply, document your intended personal learning objective; identify a high quality resource that addresses this (article, workshop, conference); document a reflection on your achieved personal learning outcome. For a comprehensive overview of a Nursing Professional Portfolio head to this guide from the ACN. My newly discovered resource for keeping track of CPD portfolio is this great app from Ausmed Education.


Arterial lines, central lines and haemodynamic monitoring

Quick snapshot on Arterial lines – http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/arterial-line/

Literally the whole chapter on Haemodynamic Monitoring, an amazing resource – http://www.derangedphysiology.com/main/core-topics-intensive-care/haemodynamic-monitoring

arterial pressure waveform

Image from Deranged Physiology


Acute Respiratory Failure

Medscape emedicine overview of Respiratory Failure – http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/167981-overview

British Thoracic Society Guidelines for a host of diseases, diagnoses and therapies in ARF – https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/standards-of-care/guidelines/


Non-Invasive Ventilation

NIV Clinical Practice Guidelines – http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/239740/ACI14_Man_NIV_1-2.pdf

Q&A format NIV for the criitcally ill patient from LITFL – http://lifeinthefastlane.com/non-invasive-ventilation/

LIFTL Critical Care Compendium NIV – http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/non-invasive-ventilation-niv/

Great 5 minute overview of NIV


Rapid Sequence Induction/Intubation

RSI Checklist Podcast and host of resources – https://emcrit.org/podcasts/intubation-checklist-2-0/

The Vortex Approach : a unique and systematic approach to safe emergency airway management – http://vortexapproach.org/

Nice overview of indications for RSI

RSI Dump Sheet adapted from KI Docs


Post-Intubation Care

The go-to package for post-intubation, EMCrit – https://emcrit.org/podcasts/post-intubation-package/


Mechanical Ventilation

For those that want EVERYTHING, here is the chapter from Deranged Physiology – http://www.derangedphysiology.com/main/core-topics-intensive-care/mechanical-ventilation-0

Don’t forget the importance of alarm settings – CritIQ video

A huge suite of brilliant videos from Respiratory Review – The Principles of Mechanical Ventilation

A short lecture on basic ventilator settings using the Hamilton T1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOt4nMrJgww

Hamilton T1 online settings simulator – https://www.hamilton-medical.com/.static/HAMILTON-T1/start.html


The Crashing Ventilated Patient

This is a brilliant lecture with some good mental models and mnemonics for assessing and treating the patient who crashes post-intubation

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