The Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Module describes the pathophysiology of a post-arrest syndrome, the initial management of post-cardiac arrest (first 30 min), and 24-to-72-hour post-ROSC management.
** Keeping in mind that 2020 Guidelines highlighted the new 6th recovery link in the Chain of Survival.
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
• Recognize the pathophysiology and clinical findings common after resuscitation from cardiac arrest
• Implement cardiac monitoring as part of post-cardiac arrest care
• Recognize and explain treatment for anaphylaxis
• Implement respiratory support during post-cardiac arrest care
• Implement neurologic support and monitoring during post-cardiac arrest care
• Monitor for and manage other physiologic, organ, and secondary complications of cardiac arrest
• Formulate outcomes and prognostication after cardiac arrest
• Describe recovery after cardiac arrest
This eLearning course features True Adaptive™ learning, where students follow a learning path personalized by their own inputs and self-reported confidence level.