RESP 203 - Advanced Emergency Management

1. Demonstrate BLS skills
2. Perform clinical assessment to identify and describe dysrhythmias:
   1. Palpation of pulse, rhythm and intensity
   2. Auscultation (breath sounds, heart sounds & rhythm and blood pressure
3. Perform procedures to gather clinical information:
   1. 12 Lead ECG
   2. Noninvasive monitoring (pulse oximetry and capnography)
4. Evaluate procedures results:
   1. 12 Lead ECG
   2. Noninvasive monitoring (pulse oximetry and capnography)
5. Recommend diagnostic procedures:
   1. 12 Lead ECG
   2. Noninvasive monitoring (pulse oximetry and capnography)
6. Initiation and modification of interventions to maintain a patent airway including the care of artificial airways:
   1. Recognition of difficult airway
   2. NPA and OPA
   3. Esophageal Tracheal tubes/supraglottic airways
   4. Endotracheal tube
   5. Bougie for intubation
   6. Supraglottic airway cuff management
7. Support oxygenation and ventilation
   1. Minimizing hypoxemia (patient positioning secretion removal)
   2. Noninvasive ventilation
8. Ensure modifications are made to the respiratory care plan
   1. Starting treatment based on patient response
   2. Discontinuing treatment based on patient response
   3. Recommendations for pharmacologic interventions
      1. Cardiovascular medications
      2. Changes to drug, dose, administration frequency, mode, or concentration
      3. IV/IO, ETT route
   4. Recommend defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion and transcutaneous pacing
9. Utilize evidence-based medicine principles
   1. Classification of disease severity
   2. Recommendations for changes in a therapeutic plan when indicated
10. Provide respiratory care in high risk situations
    1. Cardiopulmonary emergencies, excluding CPR
       1. Recognize signs and symptoms of a CVA, TIA, ACS, chest pain, MI and recommend appropriate evidence based medicine to treat patient
    2. Medical emergency team (MET)
    3. Interprofessional communication
       1. Understand and demonstrates effective team skills during an emergency situation
11. Recognize return of spontaneous circulation and appropriately manage the patient
12. Closed loop communication
13. Debriefing after adverse events
14. Escalation of care and handoffs
15. Endotracheal instillation of medications
16. AHA guidelines for 2025
17. Interact with team members, patients, and families

 

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

• Adjuncts for airway control
• Cardiopulmonary Assessment
• EKG recognition and Arrhythmia interpretation
• Defibrillation
• Emergency cardiac pacing
• IV procedures
• Pharmacology
• Special resuscitation techniques
• Algorithms
• Examinations
• For AHA/ACLS certification students must demonstrate skill competency in all learning stations, pass the CPR-AED skills test, bag-mask ventilation skills test, megacode test and pass the written test with the designated cut score.

 
GRADING POLICY

          A        92-100   

          B        85-91    

          C        78-84 

          D        76-77     

          F        <76 (A grade of 75.9999% will not be rounded to a passing grade)   

 
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)