Aim of the day

• To empower all practitioners to act with confidence to better treat our critically ill cardiac patients using well validated cardiac arrest protocols,
  safely managing the patient
• To promote a team approach in caring for the post cardiac surgical
  patient with positive results
• Discuss 5 point plan
• Demonstrate successful CALS re-sternotomy in 5 minutes

Day to include

• EACTS Cardiac Arrest Protocols and applying them to clinical areas
• Practical sessions using the CALS protocol
• Lectures: tracheostomy emergencies, cardiovascular problems,
  transoesophageal echo, chest X-ray interpretation
• Workstations: chest opening, internal defibrillation, emergency airway
  management (inc. tracheostomy insertion), intra-aortic balloon device
  management, invasive monitoring, chest X-rays, transoesophageal
  echo and epicardial pacing
• ‘Scoop and Run’ guidelines and transfer of cardiac arrest
  patient to theatre and chest opening review
• Human factors in cardiac surgery