LIMA PULSE

LIMA PULSE · Day 1 of 5

Code Blue Ready

What every member of this centre does in the first four minutes of a cardiac arrest — before anyone else arrives, because nobody else is coming.

BLS & high-quality CPR · AED & safe defibrillation · code team roles · closed-loop communication

Materials ready ← All five days

Five-minute refresher

The numbers that must be automatic. Open this at the start of a shift — it is designed to be read on a phone in under a minute.

100–120
compressions / min
5–6 cm
adult depth
30:2
single rescuer ratio
< 10 sec
max pause
every 2 min
change compressor
VF / pVT
the shockable rhythms

These are prompts, not a substitute for the lecture or the published guidelines. When a number here and the AHA algorithm disagree, the algorithm is correct — tell Dr Karim so this card is fixed.

Everything for this topic

Learn

WEB
Interactive lecture
Full Day 1 teaching with CPR metronome, live rhythms and the 10-second timer. Works on any phone.
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PPTX
Slide deck
22 slides with speaker notes, for projecting in the training room.
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PDF
Lecture as PDF
Print or read offline.
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Assess

QUIZ
Pre-course assessment
20 questions. Taken cold, before any teaching. Answers hidden.
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QUIZ
Post-course assessment
The same 20 questions after the simulations. Shows every answer, the explanation and the improvement.
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Practise

PDF
Simulation cards
Three scenarios: VF arrest, PEA arrest, opioid overdose. With roles and debrief prompts.
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DOCX
Performance audit checklist
What the observer scores during each simulation and each drill.
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Reference

LINK
AHA CPR & ECC Guidelines
The official published guidelines this teaching follows.
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LINK
AHA algorithm sheets
Print these. They belong on the crash cart, not in a folder.
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Our centre

FILM
Crash cart layout — Lima
Filmed walkthrough, drawer by drawer.
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FILM
Our defibrillator, power-on to first shock
Filmed on our own machine, not a generic model.
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FILM
Reception to resus trolley
The walk, timed, so everyone knows the route.
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The other days

2
Day 2 — Recognise Before Collapse
Triage & red flags · the ABCDE approach · NEWS2 early-warning score · escalating with confidence
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3
Day 3 — Paediatric Emergencies
The sick child · respiratory distress · shock · seizures · anaphylaxis · paediatric BLS & choking
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4
Day 4 — Safe Birth, Safe Start
Postpartum haemorrhage · eclampsia · maternal collapse · newborn resuscitation
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Day 5 — Stabilise, Communicate & Transfer
Escort bag · HP-218 / HP-249 · SBAR handover · monitoring en route · transfer by sea & air
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