Cardio respiratory arrest
Resuscitation · RP3
This topic appears in the RCEM clinical syllabus. Start with a relevant resource below, then use a case or practice activity to test what you have learned.
View this area in the official clinical syllabus
The ECMO lesson discusses selected use of ECPR. The resuscitation guide provides broader arrest scenarios.
Learn
Chapter 8: Resuscitation
Choose an adult cardiac-arrest scenario and review the current linked guidance.
Ep 225 – A deep dive into ECMO with Andy Curry
Explore the specialist ECMO discussion alongside the selected ECPR case.
Discuss
ECMO in the ED: recognise the option and make the referral
Compare respiratory ECMO, circulatory support and ECPR, then practise the information needed for a specialist referral.
Teaching programmes
Higher Training and Advanced Discussion
1 relevant session in this programme.
Apply it in practice
Choose one thing to try on your next suitable shift, within your role and level of supervision. Discuss what happened and what you would change.
More mapped resources
Browse 23 more mapped St Emlyn’s resources
23 tagged resources
Intra-Arrest Arterial Blood Pressure and Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
AP or AL pad position for first choice shock in VF?
Does the outcome from refractory VF differ from recurrent VF in DOSE-VF patients?
Is mCPR associated with better outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest?
Selective aortic arch perfusion
The ARREST trial. Does bypass to cardiac arrest centres save lives?
Training for HALO procedures. Part 3: The Team.
Just a routine resuscitation. The AMAX4 algorithm for anaphylaxis/asthma. St Emlyn's