Good outcomes are rare when a child goes into cardiac arrest in the prehospital setting. Most EMS professionals are trained to use PALS, but is there a better way to improve these outcomes? This session will demonstrate how Polk County Fire Rescue went from 0% to 45% survival in out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest patients through calculated changes in care and patient preparation.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Good outcomes are rare when a child goes into cardiac arrest in the prehospital setting. Most EMS professionals are trained to use PALS, but is there a better way to improve these outcomes? This session will demonstrate how Polk County Fire Rescue went from 0% to 45% survival in out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest patients through calculated changes in care and patient preparation.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min
Pulmonary emboli are the cause of more deaths each year than car accidents, breast cancer, and AIDS combined but are often overlooked in prehospital settings. Why? Half of the people who have a pulmonary embolism have no specified symptoms or symptoms that present as completely different illnesses. In this session, Dr. Paul Banerjee explains the signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism and best practices in prehospital treatment.
Course Type: Full-length Course
Course Duration: 60 min