Paramedic dispatched to a nursing home, patient is unusually lethargic and weak. The patient is to go to emergency department to be evaluated.
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the patient is in atrial fibrillation.
Recognize that the atrial fibrillation is generally stable and should not be treated in the field.
Recognize that the patient has an infection.
Simulation Modality:
Manikin-based, Role-playingEquipment:
Simulaids or Lifeform manikin
Evalution/Validation:
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Citation:
Simulaids. Atrial Fibrillation. Simulation resource published by Simulation Canada; 2015. Available from https://simulationcanada.ca/scenario/atrial-fibrillation/.
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License:
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Target Learners
Interprofessional:
No
Profession:
Medicine
Nursing
Paramedicine
Levels:
Graduate / postgraduate / residency
Undergraduate / post-secondary
Fields / Disciplines:
Emergency / trauma
Medical