| ACLS Provider course
Course Description
The ACLS Provider Course provides the knowledge and skills
needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular
fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. 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), four types of
prearrest emergencies (bradycardia, stable tachycardia, unstable tachycardia and
acute coronary syndromes) and stroke.
Course Length: 8-16 hours
Intended Audience
Personnel staffing emergency, intensive care or critical care
departments; emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, emergency
technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists and other professionals who may
respond to a cardiovascular emergency.
StuACLSdent Materials:
-ECC Handbook, Strongly Recommended
-ACLS Provider Manuel, Required or ACLS Text,
Reference
Instructor Materials:
-Instructor's Manual: Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support
-ACLS Instructor's Tool Kit
Card Type: Course Completion
Written/Skills Exam: Required for completion
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