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AHA ALS: Advanced, Maternal Cardiac Arrest Module
Class Price:	$20.99

ALS: Advanced is eLearning modules for advanced healthcare providers seeking additional content or Continuing Education (CE) Credit beyond ACLS.

Maternal Cardiac Arrest (MCA) is a life-threatening event that may occur in any healthcare setting, even outside the hospital. Cardiac arrest in this population poses unique challenges to a healthcare team since there are critical actions affecting two patients. This module explores the why of MCA and how to treat pregnant cardiac arrest patients within a hospital.

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:

• Identify current factors influencing maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States in relation to maternal cardiac arrest,
• Describe how to determine a different diagnosis for maternal cardiac arrest,
• Describe the relevant physiologic changes of pregnancy that impact the resuscitation of Mother and Fetus during maternal cardiac arrest,
• Discuss modifications that are required in maternal resuscitation protocols,
• Describe key components of the management schema for response to cardiopulmonary arrest during pregnancy, and
• Discuss implementation strategies for ongoing resuscitation measures when initial resuscitation strategies are unsuccessful to achieve ROSC.