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AHA International Training Center
The Metropolitan Hospital has the International Training Center accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA). The AHA has rated our facilities and team of instructors as suitable for training and replicating various certified courses.
Our AHA International Training Center has trained all the internal staff of the Metropolitan Hospital who have contact with patients in order to ensure a timely and effective response to cardiorespiratory emergencies.
We currently have certified courses such as:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Life Support
- Basic Life Support Course (SVB/BLS)
- The Metropolitan Hospital International Training Center offers the Basic Life Support (BLS) / Basic Life Support (BLS) course with credentials from the American Heart Association (AHA).
BLS/BLS is the key to saving lives after cardiac arrest. This internationally credentialed course has been structured to reflect updated highlights of the American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation).
This course teaches basic life support skills for a single rescuer or a team, applicable both in-hospital and out-of-hospital.
Topics or modules to be covered:
- Importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival.
- Application of the steps of the chain of survival.
- Signs that a person needs CPR.
- Acquisition of skills to perform high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants.
- Importance of using the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) without delay.
- Demonstration of skills with Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).
- Effective ventilations with a barrier device.
- Resuscitation with one or more rescuers and acquisition of teamwork skills.
- Techniques to eliminate airway obstructions due to a foreign body (obstruction) in adults, children and infants.
Duration and Modality:
- The course lasts approximately 6 hours. Students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA-certified BLS/BLS instructor to complete BLS/BLS skills practice and subsequent in-class written exam.
Certification:
- Upon successful completion of the course and passing the assessments, the student is awarded the American Heart Association's globally accepted electronic credential as a Basic Life Support Provider with a two-year validity.
Schedules:
- Alternative schedules according to the needs of the student or group, which may be during the week or weekends.
- Advanced Life Support (ACLS) or Advanced Life Support
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Course (ACLS/SVCA)
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS/ACLS) builds on basic life support (BLS/BLS) by highlighting the importance of continuous high-quality CPR. The hands-on instruction and simulated cases in this advanced course are designed to help improve your skills in the recognition and treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest care, acute arrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes.
Public:
- Designed for healthcare professionals who lead or participate in the management of cardiorespiratory arrests and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes intensive care, emergency response and emergency medicine staff, such as doctors, nurses and paramedical staff, as well as others who need the ACLS/ACLS course completion card for their work or for other reasons. .
Content and modules:
- Apply the sequence of BLS/BLS, primary and secondary evaluations to carry out a systematic evaluation of adult patients.
- Perform rapid, high-quality BLS/BLS that includes prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
- Recognize and carry out early management of respiratory arrest.
- Discuss early recognition and management of ACS and stroke, including appropriate preparations.
- Recognize and perform early management of bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias that could lead to cardiac arrest or complicate the outcome of resuscitation.
- Recognize and perform early management of cardiac arrest until completion of resuscitation or transfer of patient care, including immediate post-cardiac arrest care.
- Ensure effective communication as a member and leader of a high-performing team.
- Evaluate resuscitation efforts during cardiac arrest by continuously assessing the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), monitoring the patient's physiological response, and transmitting real-time information to the team.
- Recognize the impact that team dynamics have on the overall performance of the team.
- Discussing how using a rapid response team or emergency medical team can improve patient outcomes.
- Define care systems.
Course modality and exam:
- In the instructor-led format, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA ACLS instructor to complete the ACLS skills practice and subsequent exam. Students will also take a written exam in class.
- Along with their registration, students receive the SVCA provider's electronic book (ebook) to review course content prior to the course.
Duration:
- Two days (Saturday and Sunday) from 08:30 to 16:00
- Includes lunch and snacks
Also ask about our recertification courses for professionals previously trained in this discipline.
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