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"Back to the Bag": Cardiology
By Fairfax County Fire and Rescue EMS Training
Date and time
Thursday, August 2, 2018 · 8:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Location
Fairfax Fire and Rescue Academy
4600 West Ox Rd Classroom 9 Fairfax, VA 22030Description
An interactive hands-on session to help get providers back in the bag and work on perishable skills, devices, procedures, techniques, medications and anatomy/physiology. This course is open to anyone looking to refresh or get hands-on training. This class was cultivated from numerous requests of non-direct patient care providers.
Physiology Hands-On
- Cardiovascular System
- What/How/Why
- Cardiac Output
- End Tidal as it relates to perfusion
- End Tidal correlation during cardiac arrest
- Recognition of the pre-crashing patient
Medications Hands-On
- When/Why/How/Dosing/Drawing up/
- Adenosine
- Epinephrine Bolus/Drip
- Atropine
- Lidocaine
- Norepinephrine
- Nitroglycerin
- Amiodarone
Devices Hands-On
- Monitor/Defibrillator
- Movement of the cardiac patient (stair chair/REEVES)
- LUCAS
Skills Hands-On
- Pad and Lead Placement
- Cardioversion
- Pacing
- Rapid LUCAS application
4 Hours of CEU will be awarded.
This course is open to anyone looking to refresh or get hands-on training. While the content is centered around Fairfax County Protocols anyone is able to attend. This class was cultivated from numerous requests of non-direct patient care providers.