2023-2024 Academic Catalog

SURI 4217 Emergency Medicine II

This course is designed to teach that Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest and teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings. Advanced Life Support (ALS) builds on the foundation of BLS, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The hands-on instruction and simulated cases in this advanced course are designed to help enhance their skills in the recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute arrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes. Students will also obtain the skills and become certified to instruct BLS.

Credits

2