Undergraduate Medical Education

Clinical Skills Lab

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Clinical Skills Lab

  • Daryl Lofaso, Ph.D., RRT, CHSE
    Skills Lab Course Director
  • 504-568-4006
  • 504-599-1453
  • 2020 Gravier Street, Suite 602
    New Orleans, LA 70112

CSI 101 – Skills Lab # 1

AHA Basic Life Support Course


OBJECTIVES/COMPETENCIES At the end of this lab, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate and review basic level airway technique: head-tilt-chin-lift and jaw-thrust of adult and pediatric patients. 
  • Demonstrate and review mouth-to-mask ventilation (Not applicable – COVID-19) and bag-valve-mask ventilation.
  • Demonstrate and review closed chest compressions and pulse assessment (radial, brachial, and carotid pulses) of adult and pediatric patients. 
  • Demonstrate and review the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Required: Complete On-line HeartCode BLS course

Instructions for HeartCode BLS

  1. Go to https://www.onlineaha.org/
  2. Activate your course key. Please make sure you activate your OWN course key. Please DO NOT accidentally activate a classmates.

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  1. Click Login/Register and register an account.
  2. Enter your UNIQUE key code. -------------------
  3. Scroll down and click I Accept and Activate My Course Key
  4. Complete the course and take the exam.
  5. Print your course completion certificate and bring it with you to your scheduled BLS course.

 

YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BLS COURSE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPLETION CERTIFICATE.