Advanced Life Support (ALS)

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Advanced Life Support (ALS) online learning will be down for scheduled maintenance between 22 - 23 October.

CSDS has recently revamped the online learning component of our ALS course. For this reason, the ALS online learning course will be unavailable between 22 and 23 October for this scheduled maintenance. We will take this time to update it to the new and improved online learning experience for you.

What this means for you
This update will affect your progress in the course, so we recommend either completing the course prior to this date or waiting until after the update.

For any further enquiries please contact CSDS support
support@sdc.qld.edu.au

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Welcome to the eLearning component of the Advanced Life Support course.

Below are the objectives for the entire blended course, please note that this eLearning equips you with the knowledge necessary to fulfil the outcomes, but does not allow learners to demonstrate skill; learners will have the opportunity to demonstrate skill in the face-to-face component.

Also, please note that to attend the face-to-face component you need to complete the core modules, however the elective modules are optional.

Learning objective

The aim of this course is to provide competence based assessment of the knowledge and skills required in providing adult Advanced Life Support (ALS) utilising the Australia and New Zealand Resuscitation Council (ANZCOR) guidelines.

Learning outcomes

Following completion of this course the learner should be able to:

  • identify and demonstrate the ability to follow the ANZCOR ALS algorithm while adhering to the crisis resource management (CRM) principles.
  • demonstrate the use and insertion techniques of airway management adjuncts.
  • identify indications for advanced airway management.
  • demonstrate effective external chest compressions (ECC).
  • identify and demonstrate the safety issues, the indications and the process of performing manual defibrillation, cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing.

Course Content

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Lessons Status
1

Basic life support (BLS)

2

Advanced life support (ALS)

3

Airway and breathing

4

Compressions

5

Defibrillation and other uses for a defibrillator

6

Crisis resource management (CRM)

7

Bonus: Voice activated quiz

8

Reversible causes of cardiac arrest

9

Monitoring equipment

10

ECG recognition

11

First line ALS drugs

12

Post-resuscitation care

13

Legal and ethical issues

14

Second line drugs

15

Special circumstances

16

Management of cardiac arrest due to trauma