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2. Advanced cardiac life support - Wikipedia

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   BLS proficiency is usually a prerequisite to ACLS training; however the initial portions of an ACLS class may cover CPR. [5] Initial training usually takes around 15 hours and includes both classroom instruction and hands-on simulation experience; passing a test, with a practical component, at the end of the course is usually the final ...

3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth-to-mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

4. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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   [11] The chain of survival includes early recognition of an ongoing emergency, early initiation of CPR by a bystander, early use of a defibrillator, and early advanced life support once more qualified medical help arrives. Qualified bystanders with training in BLS are encouraged to perform the first three steps of the five-link chain of survival.

5. American Health Care Academy - Wikipedia

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   The company was granted approvals by AGD, AMA, ANCC, and ACPE, and received recognition from NASM, BOCATC, and MHSA to provide training in CPR, First Aid, BLS, PALS, ACLS, and HIPAA. [5] Hakam has also founded several ventures, including the American CPR Care Association, and Learntastic. Additionally serves as the co-founder at UmbrellaFund. [1]

6. Cardiac arrest - Wikipedia

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   A "slow code" is a slang term for the practice of deceptively delivering sub-optimal CPR to a person in cardiac arrest, when CPR is considered to have no medical benefit. [156] A "show code" is the practice of faking the response altogether for the sake of the person's family.

7. Seattle & King County Emergency Medical Services System

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   Emergency Medical Dispatchers are trained to rapidly triage the call to dispatch the appropriate level of assistance, while providing pre-arrival instruction of CPR. Firefighters, with EMT training, respond first to deliver immediate Basic Life Support (BLS), pending the arrival of the paramedics.