Title: Demonstrate the care of a patient with respiratory failure or arrest, and cardiac failure or arrest, including post-resuscitation.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician I (14055-I) > Section: Managing Shock and Resuscitation

Demonstration should include

- ethical issues in resuscitation
- CPR physiology
- resuscitation system components
- special arrest and peri-arrest situations
- post-resuscitation support
- termination of resuscitation
- psychosocial aspects of age-related assessment and treatment modifications for pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why might a respiratory problem lead to cardiac arrest?
- How can bradycardia and tachycardia both result in cardiac failure?
- How does the automated external defibrillator (AED) work for a patient in cardiac arrest?
- How does CPR, when performed correctly, affect the life-support chain?