EMS 810 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021
1 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide the student with advanced emergency cardiovascular knowledge and skills that will be utilized by the Paramedic or other advanced level healthcare providers. Treatment protocols will be based on the current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines. Completion of a cardiac dysrhythmia course is highly recommended. If a cardiac dysrhythmia course has not been taken students must seek approval from the EMS Coordinator prior to taking this course. This course is offered pass/fail. Upon successful completion of this course, students will gain knowledge that will allow them to have a positive impact on the lives of their patients while providing emergent medical care within the communities that they serve.
Corequisites: Paramedic 2 (EMS 767)
Prerequisites: Paramedic certification, RN licensure, Respiratory Therapist licensure or completion of EMS 765
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face
Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): American Heart Association ACLS cognitive and psychomotor exams
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
a. At the completion of this course participants will understand the concepts and methodologies of advanced cardiac life support. Participants will be able to utilize those concepts and methodologies to successfully treat an adult patient experiencing an emergency medical situation including respiratory or cardiac compromise.
Course Objectives:
a. Recognize the two most common pre-arrest syndromes and describe interventions to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in the adult patient.
b. Demonstrate the use of adjuncts for airway and mechanical breathing.
c. Demonstrate proper techniques in Basic Life Support.
d. Discuss the indications for emergency treatment of rhythm disturbances in adults.
e. Develop priorities for the management of shock, respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest.
f. Low, medium, and high-fidelity simulation may be utilized to obtain psychomotor outcomes for this course.
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