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The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Certification by the ASHI is generally accepted as valid and equivalent to similar certification given by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association in CPR and First Aid. Certification training programs include CPR and AED , Emergency Medical Responder , Basic Life Support , and Advanced Cardiac Life Support .
Advanced cardiac life support, advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest, using advanced medical procedures, medications, and techniques.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) [2] [3] is a health care industry trade group. It includes nearly 5,000 hospitals and health care providers. The organization, which was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1898, with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C. [4] [5] is currently headquartered in Chicago. [1]
"To provide a consensus mechanism by which the international science and knowledge relevant to emergency cardiac care can be identified and reviewed. This consensus mechanism will be used to provide consistent international guidelines on emergency cardiac care for Basic Life Support (BLS), Paediatric Life Support (PLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS).
Among all the reasons why Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020 but Hillary Clinton didn’t in 2016, one factor looms large: the share of the third-party vote.
Javed Butler is an American cardiologist and academic, recognized for his contributions to cardiovascular medicine, particularly in heart failure research. He serves as the Maxwell A. and Gayle H. Clampitt Endowed Chair, president, and chief research executive at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, and senior vice president at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas, Texas.
Part 15: first aid: 2015 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines Update for First Aid. Circulation. 2015;132(suppl 2):S574–S589. Ng P, Smith W, Wheeler A, McIntosh S. Advanced Safety Equipment in Backcountry Users: Current Trends and Perceptions.