70982 - Cardiac Arrest and Peri-Arrest Identification and Management

Learning outcomes

The student will learn to recognize and manage common situations in Emergency Medicine related to metabolic and respiratory disorders. (knowledge and understanding) You will learn how to interpret clinical and laboratory data to manage the emergency appropriately. (applying knowledge and understanding) A reading session of blood gas analysis and a simulation session on mannequin will be carried out to highlight the acquisition of the expected skills and to evaluate the communication between the members of the rescue team in conditions of cardiac arrest. (making judgements and communication skills) The judgment of suitability will be expressed at the end of the course on the basis of the ability to correctly interpret the data provided and perform the rescue sequence on a dummy (learning skills)

Content

Recognition, identification and treatment of clinical aggravation conditions.

Use of generic and specific severity scales (MEWS) and learning how to treat aggravation early (respiratory, hemodynamic, neurological, septic in particular).

The modulation of the intensity of monitoring and the alerting of the intra-hospital rapid response system (Medical Emergency Team, MET).

Recognition of cardio-respiratory arrest and BLS-D (basic life support and defibrillation) practices. Mode of delivery of supportive ventilation, chest compressions and cardiac defibrillation (use of AED) in adults and pediatrics: theory and practical modality. Practical vision of the material.

Management of inhalation of a foreign body.

BLS-D practice session on small group mannequin.

Texts/Bibliography

The current BLS-D ERC/IRC Guidelines (2015) will be provided

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons with high interactivity

Practical presentation of relief equipment for BLS-D

Practical session on small group mannequin

How learning is assessed and assessed

As required for Elective Courses

Office hours

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