Target Audience
> Medical Interns, Residents, and Critical Care (ICU/ED/Anaesthetic) trainees
> Nurses working in critical care wards
> Pre-hospital healthcare providers who want more insight into resuscitation after cardiac arrest (RCA) management in the hospital setting
> Medical, nursing and paramedic students undertaking critical care terms
By the end of this learning module you should be able to:
- List potential causes of a cardiac arrest
- Outline priorities in the initial resuscitation of a patient following cardiac arrest
- Understand the mechanism and nature of the resulting brain injury
- Outline different neuroprotective measures and management strategies used in ICU to minimise further brain injury
- Outline different methods of neuroprognostication used in ICU and their limitations
Image of pt in ICU, then back home / at work