EMS 201 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Initial Provider in Paramedicine

1. Effective team dynamics: communication and roles
2. Respiratory assessment and management: signs and symptoms of respiratory pre-arrest and arrest (inadequate oxygenation, inadequate ventilation, respiratory distress, and respiratory failure), equipment and diagnostic technology and other evaluative resources, airway adjuncts (basic and advanced airway adjuncts and suctioning), ventilatory adjuncts, and ventilatory management (upper airway obstruction, lower airway obstruction, and other etiologies)
3. Pharmacology: routes of administration and pharmacologic agents
4. Assessment and management of cardiovascular conditions: signs and symptoms of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular conditions (stroke, dysrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, and shock), equipment and diagnostic technology and other evaluative resources, electrical therapy (recognition and management of pre-arrest, cardiac arrest, and post-resuscitation, and safety procedures), management of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular conditions (stroke, dysrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, and shock)

1. Communicate effectively with members of diverse groups. (1)
2. Effectively function within a multi-disciplinary team, recognizing roles and responsibilities. (1)
3. Manage respiratory pre-arrest and arrest, including signs and symptoms. (2)
4. Integrate pharmacology with the management of pre-arrest, cardiac arrest, and post-resuscitation. (3)
5. Integrate electrocardiogram rhythm recognition with the management of pre-arrest, cardiac arrest, and post-resuscitation according to current emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. (4)
6. Describe safety procedures while performing electrical therapy. (4)
7. Manage cerebrovascular and cardiovascular conditions according to current emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. (4)