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AHA ACLS Renewal

The American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider course is totally redesigned for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the resuscitation of a patient, whether in or out of hospital.  Through the American Heart Association ACLS course,
providers will enhance their
skills in:
• Key changes in advanced
cardiovascular life support, reflecting
the 2010 American Heart Association
Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular
Care
• Basic life support skills, including effective chest
compressions,
use of a bag-mask device and use of an (AED)
• Recognition
and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Recognition and
early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
• Airway management
• Related pharmacology
• Management of acute coronary
syndromes (ACS) and stroke
• Effective communication as a member and leader
of a resuscitation team
• Effective Resuscitation Team Dynamics

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