MERITS (Mastering Emergency Response Interventions for TBI and SCA), a dynamic, two-day workshop addressing prehospital care during Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), will center on best practices for resuscitating and managing patients who suffer these most critical, time-sensitive emergencies.
We will present and build on summaries of the science addressing OHCA and TBI, highlighting the links between what we find in the studies and what we do in the field.
Attendees will engage in hands-on skills practice and realistic simulations that emphasize the importance of individual provider proficiencies and team choreography.
*Breakfast & Lunch will be provided to all participants.
›Define high performance CPR (HP-CPR) and discuss the importance of its implementation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) care
› Discuss prehospital management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and prevention of secondary TBI for adult and pediatric patients
› Participate in true-to-life scenarios with simulation modules that allow practice of HP-CPR and TBI prevention skills with adult and pediatric mannikins
› Provide real-time individual and team-based audiovisual performance feedback during group debriefing sessions
› Review the ZOLL® X Series® Advanced monitor/defibrillator and its role in optimizing prehospital care to aid in delivery of HP-CPR and prevention of secondary TBI
› Learn how to propose and incorporate standardized protocols for improved pre-hospital patient care
› Foster connections with pre-hospital care providers both nationally and internationally
