Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is one of the more challenging clinical cases that we encounter as health care professionals. This webinar will describe the management of out of hospital cardiac arrest in pregnancy, and present recent published evidence on maternal and neonatal outcomes from the procedure of resuscitative hysterotomy. The presentation will be relevant to prehospital clinicians and those who may be involved in the care of a maternal cardiac arrest on arrival to the Emergency Department.

Aims

This webinar will describe the management of out of hospital cardiac arrest in pregnancy, and present recent published evidence on maternal and neonatal outcomes from the procedure of resuscitative hysterotomy.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Define the differences in cardiac arrest management during pregnancy
• Identify the gaps in the chain of survival and inequalities of maternal health
• Recall the current published guidelines on cardiac arrest in pregnancy
• Appraise the current literature on resuscitative hysterotomy
• Debate the ethical principles surrounding resuscitative hysterotomy.

Panellists

Our panellists include:

• Dr Caroline Leech - Consultant in Emergency Medicine & PHEM.

CPD

1 Hour