Emergency Medicine: Life-Saving Skills

This elective prepares third-year students to master the rapid assessment and management of emergency medical conditions using simulations. Skill training modules teach adult airway management, vascular access, lumbar puncture, FAST exam, and key resuscitative concepts. Students manage patients in life-threatening conditions using high fidelity simulators and develop cognitive and hands-on skill necessary to participate in a team resuscitative effort. Emphasis is placed on urgent patient assessment, situational awareness, application of ACLS protocols, skilled and timely execution of life-saving interventions, usage of equipment (e.g., code cart, defibrillator), teamwork, and communication. The students also gain experience in examining and evaluating acutely ill patients in the adult emergency department.