Lesson 1Integration of reversible causes (Hs and Ts) into resuscitation and targeted diagnosticsThis part stresses finding and fixing treatable reasons for heart stoppage using the Hs and Ts guide, mixing quick tests at the bedside, aimed actions, and ongoing checks to fix root problems and better revival results in field care.
Step-by-step look at Hs and Ts reasonsSigns at bedside for low oxygen and blood lossSpotting acid buildup, low or high potassiumFinding tight lung collapse and heart squeezeSuspecting poisons, blood clots, and injuriesUsing scans and tests to direct careLesson 2Defibrillation protocols: PAD, immediate analysis, shock intervals, energy settingsThis part covers safe and good shocking of the heart, including using public defibrillators, fast heart rhythm checks, choices for shockable or not, energy picks for single or double wave machines, shock times, and cutting short pauses before and after shocks.
Reasons to shock in heart stoppageSetting up public defibrillator, pad spots, safetyFast rhythm check and shock choicesEnergy for double and single wave typesMatching shocks with ongoing pressesAfter-shock rhythm check and stepsLesson 3Vascular access and medication delivery: IV/IO placement, drug selection, dosing, timing for epinephrine, amiodarone/lidocaineThis part explains setting up vein or bone access in stoppage, picking good spots and tools, choosing and measuring revival drugs, timing adrenaline and heart rhythm drugs, and making sure drugs are given safely, right, and noted down.
Picking vein vs bone access in stoppageVein and bone insert spots and waysAdrenaline measure and time by rhythmAmiodarone and lidocaine reasonsFlushing, drip, and line clear checksDrug tracking and double-check setupsLesson 4Immediate scene management and 60-second primary actions (scene safety, call for help, BLS chain activation)This part details the first minute at the scene, stressing helper safety, quick heart stop spotting, starting basic life support chain, early call to emergency services, and right away life-saving steps to avoid delays in good chest presses and shocking.
Scene safety and protective gearQuick check of response and breathStarting emergency services and basic supportPlacing patient and ready for pressesWorking with people around in first minuteLesson 5High-performance BLS: compression rate, depth, hand placement, minimizing interruptionsThis part centers on giving top basic life support, with right press speed, depth, bounce back, hand spots, cutting pauses, mixing breaths, switching pressers, and using feedback tools to best blood flow in stoppage.
Best press speed and depth goalsRight hand spot and body movesFull chest bounce and no leaningCutting pauses and handling rhythm checksMatching presses with breathsUsing press feedback tools and beatsLesson 6Cardiac rhythm recognition and algorithm application: VF/VT, PEA, asystole decision pathwaysThis part trains students to spot main stoppage rhythms like twisted fibers, no-pulse fast heart, poor electrical activity, and flat line, and use advanced life support steps, mixing rhythm checks, shock choices, drug times, and ongoing checks in a planned way.
Heart trace signs of twisted fibers and no-pulse fastSpotting poor activity and true flat lineShockable vs non-shockable pathsTiming rhythm checks with pressesMixing drugs into rhythm stepsCommon mistakes in rhythm readingLesson 7Advanced airway management in ALS: indications, sequence (OPA/NPA, SAD, endotracheal intubation), confirmation and continuous waveform capnographyThis part looks at advanced breathing tube choices in advanced life support, including reasons, step-by-step use of oral/nasal airways, above-glottis tools, tube down windpipe method, check with ongoing wave carbon dioxide measure, and fixing breathing issues.
Picking basic vs advanced breathing toolsOral and nasal airway size, insert, pitfallsAbove-glottis airway place and fixTube down windpipe steps and safetyWave carbon dioxide for tube checkHandling breathing block and looseLesson 8Termination of resuscitation: criteria, documentation, family communication, and safe handover to emergency departmentThis part explains when and how to end revival efforts, with health and law reasons, planned noting, kind talk with family, and safe, teamed handoff to emergency room or other care groups in Eritrean contexts.
Field and hospital end reasonsChecking no hope and survival oddsNeeded health and law notingTalking death and outlook to familiesTeaming handoff with emergency roomLesson 9Team roles, closed-loop communication, leadership during resuscitation, task allocation and timingThis part builds good revival teams, focusing on clear job giving, closed-loop talk, leader actions, task order, timing of key steps, and review talks to better work and patient results in high-pressure scenes.
Giving clear jobs before and in stoppageRules of closed-loop talkLeader actions in high stressTeaming tasks and step timingHandling fights and mind overloadPlanned after-event review ways
