Interprofessional Education: a Step towards Team Work Improvement in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

Mass cardio-pulmonary resuscitation: a new method of public cardio-pulmonary resuscitation teaching.

A mass CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) teaching programme, believed to be the first in Malaysia, was held at the Dewan Tunku Canselor, University of Malaya (UM) on Saturday, 13th July 1996. Organised by the Resuscitation Committee of University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, this programme was conducted for 200 first year UM students. We describe the organisation of this non-traditional and non-t...

Reversible Holmes' syndrome complicating cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.

The two cardinal features of the syndrome described by Holmes in 19181,2 are a disorder of ocular movement and a disorder of spatial orientation. The former is manifested by severe problems of ocular fixation and accommodation, such that the patient finds great difficulty in fixing his or her gaze on an object and, having done so, has even greater difficulty in moving the point of fixation to l...

Atrial Thrombus in a Premature Newborn Following Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation.

Critically ill newborns, whether term or preterm, are at great risk for developing symptomatic thromboembolic disease. Comorbidities like inflammation, DIC, fluctuations in cardiac output, congenital heart disease, as well as central venous or arterial catheters, are the predisposing risk factors. Clinically symptomatic or asymptomatic cases are usually picked up by echocardiography, usually do...

Interprofessional resuscitation rounds: a teamwork approach to ACLS education.

PURPOSE We developed and implemented a series of interprofessional resuscitation rounds targeting fourth year nursing and medical students, and junior residents from a variety of specialty programs. METHODS Each two hour session was conducted in our patient simulation lab, and was held weekly during the academic year. Students were given specific instruction on the roles and responsibilities ...

Education of the public on cardio-pulmonary resuscitation: issues and challenges.

Knowledge of Iranian Medical Interns Regarding Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

OBJECTIVES Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most important procedures in emergency medicine. As new trends are evolving in medical education , we planned to evaluate the interests and knowledge of medical students regarding educational methods in CPR learning. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional analytical descriptive study, a standardized questionnaire was distribute...