This is a 1 Day American Heart Association ACLS Recertification Course.
CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO 8 STUDENTS
Tuition: $135
Location: ERTSS
Class Times: 8am – 4PM
Instructor: Jeff Partridge
Audience: The American Heart Association 1 Day ACLS Recertification Course is intended for those individuals that are currently certified, but their certification expiration date is approaching and the student wishes to re-certify. It is not intended for those who have never been ACLS certified or their certification has expired.
The American Heart Association ACLS course is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.
ACLS is intended for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units. In order to receive an ACLS certification card, your scope of practice must allow you to provide ACLS skills.
Pre-requisites:
* Students must have Current American Heart Association ACLS Certification Card.
* Study the ACLS Textbook (2020 Guidelines) Make plans to secure a Textbook. eBooks are available at
www.ebooks.heart.org
*Knowledge and understanding of the current BCLS for Healthcare Providers 2020 guidelines.
*ACLS requires that the Participants have a working knowledge of Basic EKG recognition and ACLS Pharmacology.
*Complete the Online Pre-course self assessment . This is found at www.elearning.heart.org Bring your completion certificate to class.
CONTENT
• Key changes in advanced cardiovascular life support, reflecting
the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions,
use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
• Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
• Airway management
• Related pharmacology
• Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stroke
• Effective communication as a member and leader of a
resuscitation team
• Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics
Upon successful course completion, including demonstration of skills competency in all learning stations and passing the CPR and AED skills test, bag-mask ventilation skills test, a Megacode test and a written test, students receive an ACLS course completion card, valid for two years.
Please study and come to class prepared. Complete the Pre-course self assessment and bring to class. This is an online and the information is located online at www.elearning.heart.org Textbooks are also available for sale at ERTSS or Worldpoint.
Cost: $135.00 Does Not Include Student Textbook.
Student Textbook is available on checkout.
eBooks are now available at www.ebooks.heart.org
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