Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Description:

For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiac arrest, stroke, or other cardiopulmonary emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, critical care/intensive care, and surgery such as Physicians, Nurses, and Paramedics, as well as others who need an ACLS course completion card for a job or other requirement.

Audience:

This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, critical care/intensive care, and surgery such as Physicians, Nurses, and Paramedics, as well as others who need an ACLS course completion card for a job or other requirement.

What does this course teach?

Systematic approach (assessment)

High-quality BLS

Airway management

Rhythm recognition

Defibrillation

Intravenous (IV)/intraosseous (IO) access (information only)

Use of medications

Cardioversion

Transcutaneous pacing

High-performance teams