After completing this course, you will be able to

• Recognize and address treatable causes of cardiac arrest.
• Perform and supervise optimal CPR.
• Interpret and categorize rhythms to guide resuscitation.
• Perform appropriate defibrillation.
• Use a rational approach to medication administration.
• Differentiate types of shock.
• Use pacemakers in the setting of a cardiac arrest or profound shock.
• Manage respiratory arrest.
• Differentiate between various acute coronary syndromes and how to treat them.
• Manage patients in cardiac arrest due to special circumstances (e.g., pregnancy, poisoning, hypothermia, and hyperthermia).
• Lead an effective resuscitation.
• Practice ethical resuscitation—when to resuscitate and when not to resuscitate.
• Initiate appropriate post-cardiac arrest care.
• Provide support for staff and families during, and after, resuscitation.