Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines- Cardiology Emergencies

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to enable healthcare professionals to understand current evidence-based guidelines for emergency cardiac care for adults. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: •Describe the practice skills that comprise high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), also known as Basic Life Support (BLS), in accordance with American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. •Describe the appropriate steps of automated electronic defibrillator (AED) usage and the situations when AEDs are necessary. •List the recommended steps to assist an adult victim with mild and severe airway obstruction. •Discuss the expansion of the BLS survey into the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) survey. •Differentiate the appropriate care of a patient experiencing a pulseless arrest with a shockable versus a nonshockable dysrhythmia. •Discuss the care of a patient experiencing a heart rate disturbance. •Explain the importance of early recognition, assessment, and treatment of acute coronary syndromes. •Identify modifications of emergency cardiac care techniques appropriate for untrained rescuers.