Webpage created 2/22/2024; last updated 9/9/25
This webpage was used by the Center for Safety, Simulation & Advanced Learning Technologies (CSSALT) during development and evaluation of the simulation and software for the Manual External Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing (MEDCP) course, the third online, guided simulation course of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Technology Education Initiative (TEI). The first APSF TEI course was on Low-Flow Anesthesia (LFA). The second was on Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring (QNM).
This online curriculum for MEDCP is for a generic hospital defibrillator (also known as a manual or external defibrillator) used by clinicians, not an automatic external defibrillator (AED) intended for use by laypersons. The curriculum includes clicking and dragging defibrillator electrode pads for placement on the skin of a 3D virtual patient and operating a defibrillator interface to perform defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing when clinically indicated.
With funding from the VA Innovation Network, the MEDCP course has been excerpted to create non-CME versions specific to the ZOLL R-series and Stryker LIFEPAK 15 devices.
An earlier defibrillator simulator for the ZOLL R Series is also available here: Defibrillator Simulator
To obtain up to 3 AMA PRA Category 1 credits and up to 2 MOCA QI points, access the MEDCP course on the American Society of Anesthesiologists website via the APSF web portal.
APSF TEI Course #3:
All Manual External Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing Topics (1-8) (WebGL 81 – FINAL)
