Objectives: 1. Prepare patients for sedation, including performing a pre-sedation assessment, acquiring consent, and developing an individualized plan for sedation 2. Perform moderate sedation safely and effectively adhering to regulatory guidelines 3. Plan for and address special patients’ needs and appropriately respond to emergency situations. 4. Monitor patients during post-sedation recovery to ensure safe emergence from sedation. 5. Discharge patients appropriately after recovery. 6. identifying a high-risk patient 7. differentiating deep sedation from moderate sedation 8. assessing the patient for responsiveness, airway adequacy, ventilation, oxygenation and circulation 9. monitoring effectively 10. rescuing a patient from deeper-than-intended sedation 11. titrating sedatives and analgesics based on pharmacologic characteristics 12. Techniques: i.v, nasal, oral, inhalational Who May attend this course? Staff working in: • ER • ICU • Radiology • Endoscopy • Opthalmology • Operating Room • Special Procedures The learner must hold current BLS certification
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