○ACLS Full Certification Course

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.

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 course spends additional time of the fundamentals of ACLS, to include stroke and acute coronary syndrome. Students will practice in a group setting as a team leader for several simulations.

Approximate Length: 14.5 Hours (Full Course)

Required student materials: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Student Manual

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