With the obesity of Americans on the rise, the incidences of cardiac arrest are increasing. The American Heart Association has helped the medical community save lives for many years. Their efforts to improve awareness about stroke and heart disease are a testament to their dedication to the preservation of life.
For years, the medical community has embraced CPR as a standard of care for saving lives. With chest compressions and artificial ventilation, we as medical professionals will experience a rise in survival rates. A person’s life can be sustained for a short period of time by the very nature of restoring circulation to the brain and vital organs.
The American Heart Association and the American Red Cross realize that CPR by itself can increase the rate for survival to a certain level. Combined with Advanced Cardiac Life Support, we can increase the rate of survival for many patients in cardiac arrest. The ability to save brain function and decrease neurological deficits is a benefit as well.
Many local communities have upgraded their emergency medical response teams from Basic Life Support to Advanced Cardiac Life Support. When someone goes down in cardiac arrest, the victim has approximately 4 to 6 minutes to be resuscitated. Automated External Defibrillators are an intricate part of ACLS. If the victim of cardiac arrest is in ventricular fibrillation, his chance of survival is increased by 80% if he receives a shock from and Automated External Defibrillator within 6 minutes.
Presently, hospitals require many of their nurses and nursing assistants to obtain ACLS prior to employment. The medical community has come to realize that ACLS saves lives. CPR serves as the basics to sustain life while ACLS is the solution to reverse many causes of the cardiac arrest.
For those who seek embrace all the techniques and new teachings, they will see the dramatic difference in patient survival rates and outcomes.
At Hearts and Hoses, we provide San Diego ACLS Certification. Our instructors are fully certified to teach CPR Class to the community and ACLS Classes to healthcare providers. All of our classes are American Heart Association courses.
About Hearts and Hoses
Hearts & Hoses is the premier resource for San Diego CPR, San Diego PALS, and San Diego ACLS. They have over 14 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services, including pre-hospital and emergency room patient care. They offer courses in San Diego CPR training and San Diego CPR Certification, San Diego ACLS Training and San Diego ACLS Certification, San Diego PALS Training and San Diego PALS Certification, San Diego BLS Training and San Diego BLS Certification.
Our services include the American Heart Association ACLS Certification for health care providers. Many of our instructors are certified paramedics who can schedule CPR and ACLS classes for you. Please feel free to give us a call at 760.814.5127 or visit our site at http://heartsandhoses.com
