Welcome to the ALS for Pacific Family Medicine pre-course portal.

Follow the links below to the video lectures and course handbook.

Then complete the pre-course quiz/ MCQ's - these can be done whilst

referring to the videos and handbook, but NOT by asking a colleague!

Your quiz results are automatically forwarded, and 2 or less wrong answers

per quiz indicates that you are ready to progress to the 2 days of

ALS practical procedures and simulation training.

 

Video
Quiz / MCQ
Introduction - video, 5min's
1. Structured approach to the critically ill patient - video, 23 min's
2. Basic Life Support - video, 17 min's
3. Airway emergencies - video, 18 min's
4. Breathing emergencies - video 14 min's
5. Circulation and Chest pain - video 24 min's
6. Shock and Advanced Cardiac Life Support - video 21 min's
7. Disability (neurological) - video, 18 min's
8. ECG interpretation - video, 20 min's

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Click here for:

- the ALS for Pacific Family Medicine handbook (Dec 2022),

- an ECG atlas, and

- Fiji MoH guidelines.

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The content for these videos and the ALS course comes from the following resources:

1. Fiji Ministry of Health publications/ guidelines - online

2. Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines - online

3. ATACC manual 7.5MB - excellent free manual

4. ATLS manual 41MB- free manual with trauma bias

5. APLS manual: After enrolling in APLS, this manual is sent to candidates before the APLS course.

6. RCH guidelines - online

7. Health.Vic Neonatal eHandbook - online

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Enjoy!

John Mackenzie (Monash 1974)