Educational Resources

PREPS provides these educational resources on resuscitation and patient safety for use by healthcare professionals. Please ensure that you review these materials and only register for an ACLS course after careful consideration. Be aware that some resources may become outdated as medical knowledge changes, so ensure that you are familiar with latest recommendations and guidelines before use.

2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC

New official guidelines for CPR and ECC from the American Heart Assoication

ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment

All students attending the ACLS provider course should complete the Precourse Self-assessment.

Principles of Biohazard Critical Care Presentation

A review of important concepts related to the safer provision of critical care to patients during infectious disease outbreaks. These concepts include personal protective equipment, surge planning, and triage of scarce critical care resources. This presentation has been specifically updated to discuss issues related to the H1N1 Swine Flu/Mexican Flu outbreak. The content was originally presented during a Webinar by Dr. Randy Wax, Medical DIrector of PREPS, for Mexican intensive care providers on April 27th, 2009.

Podcast (mp3) download discussing critical care issues related to 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak

SCCM Pod-106 Discussion of Influenza A (H1N1) - Part I: Randy Wax, MD, discusses the current outbreak of influenza A (H1N1), the triage protocol for critical care during an influenza epidemic, the public's role in taking necessary precautions, and educational resources that are available. Dr. Wax is an intensivist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has multiple areas of expertise, including disaster management. This podcast is the first in a series focused on the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. Released: 4/30/09

SCCM H1N1 Webinar--Dr. Randy Wax

These slides review the content of the SCCM webinar presentation made by Dr. Randy Wax in September 2009. The material reviews issues related to pandemic H1N1 in the ICU, including clinical course, treatment options, supportive care, and planning issues for surge capacity and ventilator needs.

EZ-IO® Information

The EZ-IO® Intraosseous Infusion system is a complete solution for immediate vascular access in all patients larger than 3 kg. The EZ-IO® system is designed to help the medical professional gain vascular access in seconds to provide intravenous therapy to patients.