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References

Supporting sources include peer-reviewed research, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, professional standards, and foundational respiratory care references, as applicable to the skill.

Skill

Transport Ventilator Setup

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2002). Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 51(RR-16), 1–44. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf
  2. American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) & Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). (2020). Transport of the mechanically ventilated patient: A clinical practice guideline. Respiratory Care, 65(10), 1585–1597. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.07937
  3. American Thoracic Society (ATS). (2012). ATS statement on dyspnea: Mechanisms, assessment, and management. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 185(4), 435–452. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201111-2042ST
  4. Warren, J., Fromm, R. E., Jr., Orr, R. A., Rotello, L. C., Horst, H. M., & Society of Critical Care Medicine. (2004). Guidelines for the inter- and intra-hospital transport of critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine, 32(1), 256–262. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CCM.0000104917.39204.0A
  5. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) & International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). (2010). Medical electrical equipment — Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance (ISO 60601-1:2005 / IEC 60601-1:2005 + A1:2012). Geneva, Switzerland: ISO.