ARC Advanced Life Support 1 (ALS1) course

This 1 day course designed to give the candidate the skills for managing a cardiac arrest or other medical emergencies in a clinical setting. The course covers recognition of the critically ill patient, airway management, resuscitation procedures, defibrillation and basic drug therapy. 

The objectives of the ARC Advanced Life Support Level 1: ALS1/ILS Course are to train health care personnel:

• to manage patients in the immediate periods of crisis aiming to prevent deterioration and cardiopulmonary arrest
• in common causes and strategies for the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest, and the ABCDE approach
• in initial resuscitation and defibrillation (manual and / or AED) and simple airway management
• to manage patients in cardiopulmonary arrest until arrival of the resuscitation team or expert help
• to participate as members of the resuscitation team

Please note all courses are held in the Clinical Education Centre at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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Advanced Life Support (ALS) Annual Re-accreditation and Resource Information

To access the ALS Annual Re-accreditation and Resource Information page, please click on the CALHN Advanced Life Support (ALS) link located under Course/ Resource name.

If you are unable to access this course, you will need to be enrolled by one of the ALS trainers. Please contact your ALS trainer in your area and request enrolment into this course. 

Should you have any further issues, please email margaret.mcinerney@sa.gov.au or david.cunningham@sa.gov.au

Also known as: ALS - Yearly Refresher, ALS Yearly Refresher