Department of Emergency Medicine
AHA CPR Statement
Helpful Resources: Improving Cardiac Resuscitation Outcomes Both Inside and Outside the Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury
Helpful Resources: Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – 3rd Edition
CPR LifeLinks Toolkit
What is High-Performance CPR, and how is it improving survival rates?
Workshop Summary
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.
Key Workshop Highlights
Primary Objectives
› 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
Course Directors
Dominique Diggs, MD• Jasmine Ginn, MD
Adjunct Faculty
Byron Harrison, Sr., Lic-P, MEd, BS, EMS-C • Gowri Stevens, MD
Click on their profiles above to learn more!
Contact Us
Phone: 713-500-5235
Email: [email protected]
Here’s a message from MERITS founder, Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, FACEP
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*CE Credits Provided for EMTs and Paramedics Only
The Department of Emergency Medicine
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