

We found that the Mega Code effectively evaluated individual and group performance.

Other problem areas were drug therapy and trouble-shooting are not adequately stressed in the AHA ACLS curriculum moreover, there is no lecture that specifically addresses the team approach to resuscitation and the role of team leader. Assessment of patient status was poor in both groups, although MDs did significantly (p =. A blood gas report indicated respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia. The testing sequence included ventricular fibrillation (VF) refractory to initial countershock (defib), asystole after second defib, recurrent VF after drug therapy, and finally sinus rhythm after third defib. This study used the Mega Code and American Heart Association (AHA) standards to evaluate 32 medical residents (MDs) and nine critical care nurses (RNs) in the role of ACLS team leader. The Mega Code is a simulated cardiac arrest during which students practice as members of a team and learn to integrate the knowledge and skills of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).
