— Cardiac & Resp Emerg Lab

Catalog description

Lecture Hours: 0; Lab Hours: 3 This laboratory course develops student skills in cardiac and respiratory patient assessment. Students learn ECG monitoring and interpretation, defibrillation, cardio-version and non-invasive external cardiac pacing. Advanced topics in 12-lead acquisition and interpretation are also introduced. The course presents the assessment, treatment, and pharmacological intervention through simulations in which students must demonstrate proficiency prior to performance in the clinical setting.