ACLS 1st time

This One Day American Heart Association first time Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) class is designed to prepare healthcare professionals to treat and manage respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies. Healthcare providers will work together in a stress–free environment to master the skills necessary to manage peri-arrest, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, and immediate post cardiac arrest patients. In small groups, students will be presented with several case-based scenarios. Working through these cases, students will rotate through different roles and learn to work as a team.

Who should take an ACLS class?

Advanced Cardiac Life Support is a course that is required for most healthcare professionals that work in acute care areas of a hospital or other healthcare industries that provide sedation and outpatient procedures.Such acute care areas include, but are not limited to:

• Emergency department
• Intensive Care Unit
• Operating Room
• Telemetry Units
• EMS/Fire Departments
• Surgery Centers, etc.

Professionals who attend first time ACLS training are physicians, registered nurses, new nursing graduates, paramedics, CRNAs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, anesthesiologists, dentists, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and any other healthcare professional whose employer requires this certification for their staff. Taking an ACLS class is a great way to expand one’s knowledge of treating cardiovascular emergencies. It is also a great addition to your resume!