Before the course will need to complete the online RECOVER CPR Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Life Support (ALS) courses and submit your certificate of completion as evidence, 2 weeks before attending the workshop day. The cost (approx. €50 for Nurses and € 100 for Vets) of the online courses will need to be funded from your own CPD budget (discounted rate will be automatically applied when using a work email address) and the specific details for the courses will be sent to all successful delegates when places are confirmed in October.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Rapidly recognize patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
Properly administer high-quality chest compressions using the most up-to-date approaches in dogs and cats
Provide mouth-to-snout or intubated ventilation according to current evidence-based guidelines
Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients
Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients
Choose the most useful monitoring devices for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest and interpret data from them
Rapidly diagnose the arrest ECG rhythm to determine the best ALS therapies for the patient
Administer the most effective drugs and other adjunctive therapies for patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
Instructors:
VICTORIA KNOTT - RVN - Lead Nurse
LAURA ZAMPERONE - DVM- Lead Veterinarian
AGENDA:
Basic Life Support
8.45– 9.00 Welcome and introduction
9:00 - 9:30 Initial Assessment Algorithm
9:30 - 10:30 BLS Practice Chest compression practice
10:30- 10:45 Break10:45 - 11:15 Ventilation practice
Advanced Life Support
11:15 - 11:30 CPR ECG Rhythm Diagnosis
11:30 - 12:00 Defibrillation Practice
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 15:15 ALS Practice Scenarios
15:15 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:45ALS Assessment Scenarios