Scalpels and scenarios, paired with step-by-step videos and instructor guided dissections, allow attendees to experience an unforgettable view of medical & traumatic cardiac emergencies with a special pediatric focus. Attendees will do even more procedures during this 2-hour hands-on heart dissection lab that was developed to help review and reinforce the essentials of cardiac anatomy, "from the inside out!"
Note: Emergency skills will be practiced on harvested pig organs. NO animals were euthanized for the purpose of this course.

Learning Objectives:
describe & discuss the assessment findings associated with common cardiac emergencies
describe & discuss the current management of various common cardiac emergencies
verbalize increased understanding of cardiac anatomy through a guided dissection of swine hearts and pulmonary vessels