ACLS Basics and More w/Student CD & DVD

The Critical Care Simulator is an exciting real-time graphical simulator that reproduces patient care in an Intensive Care Unit or Emergency Room. Twenty  different critically ill patients are presented and you must manage the airway, ventilation, fluids and medications to improve the simulated patient's condition. Optimize the patient's hemodynamic state with invasive monitoring and vasoactive infusions. Many emergency situations will occur requiring rapid diagnosis and proper treatment to avoid disaster. An on-line expert help system is available and an automated record-keeping system provides a detailed chart for the case. Have fun while you review hemodynamics and vasoactive infusions, and practice managing simulated medical emergencies!

Improve your Response to ICU and ER Emergencies

• Anaphylaxis
• Bronchospasm
• Cardiac tamponade
• Chest trauma
• Difficult airway
• Drug overdose

• Head injury
• Heart failure
• Myocardial ischemia
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary emboli

Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is an essential airway management technique that is normally mastered with classroom lecture, mannequin practice, and attempts in living patients.  Using the latest developments in fiberoptic technology, we have developed an approach that bridges the gap between textbook and clinical application by providing those new  to ETI with a truly virtual tour.

 This short DVD is applicable to all who wish to learn, or improve upon, ETI and laryngoscopy skills.  It provides an introduction to ETI, the equipment used, the anatomy of the upper airway, and demonstrates, in real patients and in real time, the safe and effective placement of an endotracheal tube.

 The authors have considerable experience in the art and science of ETI and by employing real patients and real-time video of actual laryngoscopy and ETI, have helped many learners quickly ascend the learning curve within a short period of time.

 This is a video that will benefit anyone interested in learning the art and science of ETI, including those new to the fields of anesthesia, respiratory therapy, the intensive care unit, emergency medical services, or military medics and corpsman.

Editor-in-Chief:  Alan Jon Smally, MD, FACEP;   

The Emergency Physician must be proficient in securing a compromised airway.  This instructional CD-ROM contains up-to-date techniques for securing the difficult airway in both adults and children, in both medical and traumatic circumstances.  

Besides learning insightful tips and methods from experienced physicians you will also be introduced to the use of specialized equipment and techniques that will help you successfully secure particularly difficult airways.

This program allows the student to rapidly move from the Table of Contents to specific areas of interest.  Information is presented in multiple formats including text, movies, step-by-step illustrations and more.  Learn at your own pace and time.

The format’s flexibility allows stopping a video presentation for review at any point. Hypertext allows the CD user to instantly jump back and forth into more detailed and/or specific presentations of information related to the subject at hand. The “Search” function simplifies finding specific information using a keyword or phrase.  The first time through the CD, the user might prefer to go through all the screens sequentially.  When reviewing, he or she can choose to review particular subjects or to skip over others using the hypertext function.

The Sedation Simulator is the perfect program for radiologists, oral surgeons, endoscopists, surgeons and nurses to review the  management of safe sedation. Administer a variety of sedative agents, monitor the simulated patient and manage a number of emergency scenarios. Thirty six different patients are presented and you must manage the airway, ventilation, fluids and medications. Many emergency situations will occur requiring rapid diagnosis and proper treatment to avoid disaster. An on-line expert help system is available and an automated record-keeping system provides a detailed chart for the case. Have fun while you practice administering safe sedation!

Practice emergencies associated with sedation

• Agitation
• Anaphylaxis
• Apnea
• Bradycardia
• Bronchospasm
• Cardiac arrest
• Hypertension
• Hypotension
• Myocardial ischemia
• Tachycardia