Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Renewal 8 hour class

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Renewal – American Heart Assciation

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support is an advanced , instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of the 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 small, group  sessions, group learning and testing stations where care-based scenarios are presented.

Audience: Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, Firefighters.

Course Content:

• Airway management
• Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device and use of an AED
• Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation
• Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics
• Key changes in advanced cardiopulmonary life support, reflecting the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS)and stroke
• Recognition and early management of per- arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
• Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Related Pharmacology

Required Class Time: 8 hours

Continuing Education: 1 hr of CE for every 50 minutes of education

Student Materials: Students must purchase book and bring to class

Class Time: 8:00am

Location: Elk Grove, CA (address will be sent after registration)