EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

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1 EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt Curse Design Curse Infrmatin Divisin Allied Health Curse Number EMT 220 Title Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt Credits 1 Develped by Mark Kemptn Lecture/Lab Rati 1 Lecture/0 Lab Transfer Status ASU NAU UA n Transferable Elective Credit n Transferable Activity Curse CIP Cde Assessment Mde Pre/Pst Test (50 Questins/50 Pints) Semester Taught Upn Request GE Categry Separate Lab Awareness Curse Intensive Writing Curse Prerequisites Educatinal Value This curse is a required curse in the Paramedic prgram. The skills and infrmatin taught are als required fr emplyment fr many healthcare prfessinals including physicians and nurses. Descriptin This curse is designed t prvide cre infrmatin necessary t prepare students fr the American Heart Assciatin s ACLS Prvider curse. The cntent is fcused n the key cncepts f advanced cardiac life supprt including ethical cnsideratins in cardiac resuscitatin. The student shuld have ECG interpretatin skills and a current BCLS CPR card. Supplies EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt

2 Cmpetencies and Perfrmance Standards 1. Perfrm basic and advanced airway management t include endtracheal intubatin. a. Demnstrate prper techniques fr airway management and endtracheal intubatin. Learner demnstrates prper techniques fr airway management and endtracheal intubatin. 2. Perfrm ventilatin and xygen therapy techniques. a. Demnstrate sufficient ventilatins t a nn-breathing patient. b. Demnstrate prper uses f airway delivery devices. Learner demnstrates sufficient ventilatins t a nn-breathing patient. Learner demnstrates prper uses f airway delivery devices. 3. Manage the fllwing cardivascular cnditins: bradycardia, tachycardia, acute mycardial infarctin (MI), hyptensin, cardigenic shck, pulmnary edema, and strke. a. Demnstrate management f the fllwing cardivascular cnditins: bradycardia, tachycardia, acute mycardial infractin (MI), hyptensin cardigenic shck, pulmnary edema, and strke. Learner demnstrates management f the fllwing cardivascular cnditins: bradycardia, tachycardia, acute mycardial infarctin (MI), hyptensin, cardigenic shck, pulmnary edema, and strke. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt

3 4. Manage lethal dysrhythmias including ventricular fibrillatin (VF, r V-fib), pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT, r T-tach), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), asystle/agnal. a. Demnstrate management f lethal dysrhythmias including ventricular fibrillatin (VF, r V- fib), pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT, r T-tach), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), asystle/agnal. Learner demnstrates management f lethal dysrhythmias including ventricular fibrillatin (VF, r V-fib), pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT, r T-tach), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), asystle/agnal. 5. Perfrm varius electrical therapies. a. Demnstrate defibrillatin, cardiversin, and transcutaneus pacing electrical therapies. Learner demnstrates defibrillatin, cardiversin, and transcutaneus pacing electrical therapies. 6. Perfrm intravenus therapy techniques and invasive mnitring. a. Demnstrate intravenus therapy techniques and invasive mnitring. By practical exercises Learner demnstrates intravenus therapy techniques and invasive mnitring. 7. Manage varius nnlethal dysrhythmias. a. Recgnize the fllwing: artifact, bradycardias, tachycardias, atrial dysrhythmias, sinus rhythm, pacemaker rhythms, mrphlgic electrcardigram (ECG) changes assciated with mycardial ischemia and acute MI. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt

4 Learner demnstrates hw t manage varius nnlethal dysrhythmias. 8. Becme familiar with cardivascular medicatins used in resuscitatin f patient suffering a cardivascular crisis. a. Identify the prper drug(s) used in any given situatin. b. Ensure prper dsage f drug(s) used. c. Recgnize when a drug(s) is cntraindicated. Learner becmes familiar with cardivascular medicatins used in resuscitatin f patient suffering a cardivascular crisis. 9. Recgnize and be familiar with early management fr the patient suffering frm varius emergency situatins. a. Demnstrate care fr individual(s) suffering frm strke, traumatic cardiac arrest, drwning, hypthermia, cardiac arrest when pregnant, electrcutin, lightning strikes, drug verdse, and electrlyte imbalances. By practical exercises Learner recgnizes and is familiar with early management fr the patient suffering frm varius emergency situatins. Types f Instructin Classrm Presentatin Student participatin Practical Exercises Grading Infrmatin Grading Ratinale Quizzes may be given at varius intervals thrughut the curse but will nt cunt tward the grade. A pretest will be administered at the beginning f the curse which will nt cunt as part f the final grade. A final written examinatin (pst test) will be given. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt

5 Grading Scale A % f ttal pint value B % f ttal pint value C % f ttal pint value D % f ttal pint value F % f ttal pint value P/F This curse is apprpriate fr pass/fail grading. Student must btain an 85% in rder t pass this curse. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Advanced Cardivascular Life Supprt