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First Year

Basic Cardiac Life Support I

MDC 6003

Course Overview
This course prepares the student to serve as a first responder to cardiac emergencies. It covers activation of the “Emergency Medical System”, early recognition of a heart attack and stroke, management of the victim experiencing a heart attack, relief of foreign airway obstruction and the emergency treatment for cardiac arrest using CPR.

Course Director

Merlin, Mark

Mark A. Merlin,  DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
732-235-5278
merlinma@umdnj.edu

Course
Administrator

 

Patricia Tympanick
732-235-4510
tympanic@umdnj.edu