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Pediatric Defibrillation - CE314-60
Pediatric Defibrillation
A Window of Opportunity
by Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P and Michael Seaver, RN, BA
CE314-60 l 1.00 contact hrs

Price: $ 10.00

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Objectives:
The goal of this presentation is to familiarize nurses with issues surrounding pediatric defibrillation. After you study this information, you will be able to —
  • Explain how defibrillation affects a heart in ventricular fibrillation.
  • Identify the two types of waveforms delivered by defibrillators.
  • Recognize at least two concerns regarding the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in the pediatric population. 

Author Scott DeBoer has declared that he is a consultant for Ossur Medical and Wolfe-Tory Medical.

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 4/12/2014

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