Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

 

The ACLS Provider Course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of  adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia. Providers are expected to learn to manage 10 core ACLS cases: a respiratory emergency, four  types of cardiac arrest (simple VF/VT, complex VF/VT, PEA and asystole); and four types of prearrest emergencies: bradychardia, stable tachycardia, unstable tachycardia and acute coronary syndromes; and stroke.

 

 

Intended Audience:

 

Emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency.

 

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