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.