Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

The American Heart Association’s Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support course is intended for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed professionals that work in a setting where advanced resuscitation care may be performed.

 

Common participants of this course include physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, physician assistants, residents and fellows, medical students, and others who will work in an acute care, surgical, or hospital settings.

 

This course includes the following:  

• Emphasis on Basic Life Support including skills practice
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Utilization of the team-resuscitation dynamic
• Recognition & Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes & Stroke
• Treatment of cardiac arrest
• Management of stable & unstable bradycardia & tachycardias
• Opportunity to review advanced airway management

This course does not include:

• Formal instruction on placement of advanced airways
• Formal instruction on rhythm identification & ECG interpretation

The full certification course is designed for providers who are seeking certification for the first time or those who have let their previous certification expire. The renewal course is designed for those who have taken the course and whose card is about to expire.

 

Approximate Length: 14.5 Hours (Full Course), 8.5 Hours (Renewal)

 

Required Student Materials: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Student Manual

 

Successful performance of both a written and skills exam is required for a completion card.