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ACLS Training
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support
ABOUT COURSE
The ACLS for healthcare provider course builds on the foundation of lifesaving Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. The importance of team dynamics, communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac arrest care are highlighted. ACLS also covers airway management and related pharmacology.
ACLS course covers:
- ACLS algorithms
- Science overview (update course)
- Immediate post-cardiac-arrest care
- BLS and ACLS surveys
- Airway management
- ACS Rhythm recognition
- Mega code treatment
- High-quality CPR
- Identification and initial care of other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke)
- 1-rescuer CPR AED
- Effective resuscitation team dynamics
TARGET AUDIENCE
ACLS training is intended for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the resuscitation of a patient, whether in or out of the hospital, including:
- Rig / Vessel Physicians,
- Nurses
- Emergency MedicaL
- Technicians/ Paramedics
- Staff in intensive care units and emergency or critical care departments
- other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency
Students should be able to identify ECG rhythms and should know pharmacology specific to cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies before beginning the course.