ChirpE - EMS Today 2019: Sessions

State of the Art and Science of Head Up CPR (Room National Harbor 2)

21 Feb 19

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Basics of Clinical Practice

Speaker(s): Keith Lurie, MD, Minnesota Resuscitation Solutions; Kenneth Scheppke, State EMS Medical Director, Florida Dept. of Health, EMS Medical Director, Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach Fire Rescue Departments (FL), Chair, Palm Beach County EMS Medical Directors Association; Sean Grayson, Fire Chief, Rialto Fire Department ; Kim Marie Macygin, Clinical Consultant, Road Runner Education AdvancedCPR Solutions; Michael Jacobs, Paramedic/Manager, Specialty Systems of Care, Alameda County EMS; Joe Holley, EMS Medical Director, Memphis Fire Department & Paragon Medical Education Group

Come hear experts in resuscitation science discuss the physiology of CPR and introduce the latest addition to the bundles of cardiac arrest care: Head Up CPR. They will explain how and why Head Up CPR works, the do’s and don’ts of Head UP CPR implementation, best practices for performing Head Up CPR and amazing resuscitation results being realized by systems that have integrated Head Up CPR in the “bundle of care” in their systems.