Basic Life Support, Defibrillation, Quality CPR & Virtual Reality

The agreement made for the academic year 2018-2019 between the Italian Resuscitation Council and the University of Bologna, School of Medicine and Surgery, has made possible the organization of the Clinical Clerkship in Basic Life Support, Defibrillation (use of an AED),  Quality CPR (feedback based real-time interface) and Virtual Reality.

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Basic life support and use of an AED is the first level of care for a person in cardiac arrest. Learning to perform basic life support and to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) is an interactive process that requires both knowledge and skills.

The quality CPR pre and post course assessment will help you understand the importance of a well performed CPR and will allow you to follow your apprentice and skill retention rate.

Course venue:

University of Bologna – School of Medicine and Surgery- Aula Magna, Via U. Foscolo 7 – 40123 Bologna

IRC Headquarter: Italian Resuscitation Headquaters, Via della Croce Coperta 11 – 40128 Bologna

 

Plenary session (University of Bologna)

28^th  Feb 2019 (9-11)
MCQ ERC 30 minute (knowledge evaluation) – BLS standard MCQ
Cardiac arrest: definition, epidemiology, pathophysiology – Giuseppe Ristagno
CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation – Federico Semeraro

1^st  March 2019 (9-12)
Choking and Foreign Body Airway Obstruction – Federico Semeraro
The chain of survival and cardiac arrest awareness – Federico Semeraro
Cardiac arrest in special circumstances – Federico Semeraro
Virtual Reality for Training – Federico Semeraro

Initial VR-CPR session (IRC Headquarter)

11^st March 2019 (9-11) Gruppo A

11^st March 2019 (11-13)Gruppo B

12^nd March 2019 (9-11) Gruppo C

Initial assessment of baseline performance about chest compression rate, chest compression depth and ventilation with Oculus Go device.

 

ERC/IRC BLS Course

28^th  March 2019 (14-19) Gruppo A

29^th March 2019 (8-13)Gruppo B

29^th March 2019 (14-19) Gruppo C

 

Post-course VR-CPR session (IRC HQ)

1^st April 2019 (14-16)Gruppo A

1^st April 2019 (16-18)Gruppo B

2^nd April 2019 (14-16) Gruppo C

Post course assessment of performance about chest compression rate, chest compression depth and ventilation with Oculus Go device.

 

Skill retention evaluation (IRC HQ)

3^rd June 2019 (14-17)Gruppo A

4^th June 2019 (14-17)Gruppo B

5^th June 2019 (14-17) Gruppo C

Post course retention of performance about chest compression rate, chest compression depth and ventilation.
Certification:

ERC BLS course (international), IRC BLS-D course (national)