PAR5420 Critical care management of cardiac emergencies

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Examine the epidemiology of cardiac disease;

2. 2

   Construct an approach to the analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG0, and relate waveform morphology to the underlying structure and function of the heart;

3. 3

   Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimes using the relevant drugs available for the critical care management of cardiac conditions;

4. 4

   Implement knowledge, skills and evidence-based practice to professionally manage a cardiac emergency as a critical care paramedic;

5. 5

   Assess the benefits of pre-hospital advanced cardiac life support and the related role of the critical care paramedic.