Fundamental Critical Care Support (Littleton)

Littleton Regional Hospital 600 Saint Johnsbury Rd., Littleton, NH, United States

Equips healthcare professionals with the tools needed to provide bedside care for patients who are or may become critically ill. The Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) hosted Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) course combines expert-developed learning with interactive skill stations to provide non-intensivists and healthcare professionals with the realistic training they need to manage critically ill patients for the first 24 hours or until an appropriate critical care consultation can be arranged. The course concentrates on adult critical care. Lectures: • Recognition and Assessment of the Seriously Ill Patient • Airway Management • Cardiopulmonary/Cerebral Resuscitation • Diagnosis and Management of Acute Respiratory Failure • Mechanical Ventilation I • Mechanical Ventilation II • Monitoring Oxygen Balance and Acid-Base Status • Diagnosis and Management of Shock • Neurologic Support • Basic Trauma and Burn Support • Acute Coronary Syndromes • Life-Threatening Infections: Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy Selection • Management of Life-Threatening Electrolyte and Metabolic Disturbances • Special Considerations Skill Stations: • Mechanical Ventilation I • Mechanical Ventilation II • Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation • Integrated Scenario(s)

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