CPR and AED for Cardiac Emergencies and ACLS Classes in Memphis, TN

It is of prime importance for every individual to stay prepared in dealing with cardiac emergencies like a cardiac arrest or heart attack. Such emergencies can strike anytime and the victims would require immediate treatment for survival. The best way to deal with such emergencies is by going for CPR classes, with the most appropriate program for advanced healthcare providers being an ACLS certification Memphis program. There are courses for both healthcare as well as non-healthcare providers.

Always select an accredited training center for your training such as the AHA accredited CPR Memphis in Tennessee. Certified instructors conduct the classes through a series of audio and video lectures and hands-on practice.

ACLS Training Classes- The American Heart Association ACLS class is designed for Healthcare and Emergency Medical Professionals such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, physician assistants, surgeons and all other medically related professionals that must be prepared to handle a crisis situation. ACLS courses revolve around teaching team communication in response to immediate and post cardiac arrest care. Skills such as managing airways, initiating IV’s, understanding ECG’s and emergency pharmacology are all essential components in any AHA ACLS certification class.

At the end of the class, each student will participate in a Megacode which simulates actual scenarios that utilize AHA ACLS algorithms. Each algorithm takes into consideration such variables as ECG readings and pharmacology.

The program fee is $297.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

        I.            CPR is basically an emergency technique that can help or save the life of someone whose heart or breathing has stopped.

      II.            The blood circulation ceases throughout the body when the heart stops. If a person stops breathing, the blood can’t get oxygen which highlights the importance of a medical treatment, such as CPR, within the first few minutes in order to ensure survival of a victim.

    III.            Through proper administration of the manual chest compressions and artificial, or “mouth-to-mouth” respiration, the rescuer can breathe for the victim and help in circulating some of the blood throughout the body of the victim. “Hands-only” CPR can be as much effective, even without mouth-to-mouth.

    IV.            Just remember CPR doesn’t restart the heart but can keep a victim alive until more advanced treatment (defibrillation) can be administered.

Automated External Defibrillators- It is a device used for administering an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart. The device has built-in computers that assess the victim's heart rhythm, judge whether defibrillation is needed, and then administer the shock. This device is very easy to use because of audible and/or visual prompts that guide the user through the process. Most AEDs are designed to be used by non-medical people such as fire department personnel, police officers, lifeguards, flight attendants, security guards, teachers, bystanders, and even family members of people at high risk of sudden cardiac death. AED’s are available in most public places these days like shopping malls, restaurants, etc in order for people to get quick access to it during an emergency scenario.

Remember, AEDs treat only a heart in an abnormal rhythm and if a person is in cardiac arrest without such a rhythm the heart will not respond to electric currents. CPR should be administered then until the arrival of emergency medical services. In most adults, sudden cardiac death is related to ventricular fibrillation.

CPR is not difficult to learn and one is not required to go for separate classes for learning both CPR and the process of defibrillation as both are covered in the CPR classes itself. Sign up for an ACLS certification Memphis program or any other program of your choice at CPR Memphis and gain the benefits. For more information, call on 901-438-4200.