PARM 230 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1. Recognize cardiac and/or respiratory arrest and take appropriate action.
2. Establish an airway and initiate ventilation.
3. Perform one and two-person adult, child and infant CPR using universal precautions.
4. Differentiate and document signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome.
5. Differentiate between unstable and stable tachycardia.
6. Demonstrate the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
7. Identify ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia.
8. Manage basic airways including the use of adjuncts for delivery of oxygen, barrier devices, oropharyngeal airways, nasopharyngeal airways, pocket face masks, and suction devices.
9. Demonstrate use of conventional defibrillator/monitors.
10. Demonstrate use of transcutaneous pacing devices.
11. Manage advanced airway including the use of the Combitube, laryngeal mask airway, and tracheal tube.
12. Demonstrate use of qualitative and quantitative end-tidal CO2 measurement devices.
13. Demonstrate use of esophageal detector devices.
14. Application of commercial tracheal tube holders and generic technique based on adhesive tape, umbilical ties and benzoin.
15. Recognition of cardiac arrest rhythms and the most common bradycardias and tachycardias.

• Cricoid pressure
• Automated external defibrillator
• Resuscitation devices
• Acute coronary syndrome
• Use of calipers
• Pharmacologic agents
• Sinus rhythm
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Pacemaker rhythms
• Code management and critical thinking
• Junctional rhythm
• Signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease
• Asystole
• Ethical issues related to cardiac arrest
• Bradycardia
• Antiarrhythmic medications
• Atrial fibrillation
• Treatment modalities for dysrhythmias
• Atrial tachycardia
• Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
• Respiratory arrest
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Acute stroke
• Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Cardioversion
• Pacemaker application

 
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