Eastern Virginia Medical School - Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support A Code Red Team — Cardiac Arrest. ..No pulse, Start CPR!. . .1 2 3 4 5...EKG Monitor — V-fib. . .OK, let’s defibrillate at 200 joules ... Clear! ... No change in rhythm .. . Recharge defibrillator. ..Clear!...No change. ..Continue CPR, start IV and intubate.. .Let’s give epinephrine and bicarb. . . Defibrillate at 360 joules. ..We have NSR. A patient in the E.R.? ICU? or on the ward? Not this time. In this case, the patient was a mannikin and the code was simulated. This was part of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course, an intense two-day course in which we learned about sudden cardiac death, and various resuscitation techniques. Included were dysrhythmia recognition, endotracheal intubation, drug therapy and defibrillation. The course culminated with the ‘“‘Megacode”’ — a mock cardiac arrest in which our newly acquired skills were put to the test. Having completed the course, we all felt better prepared for when the real situation occurs. 218

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