Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course offered by OXQUAL develops advanced knowledge and practical competence for responding to serious cardiovascular emergencies. The programme covers cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, airway management, emergency medications, ECG inte...
About this qualification
The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course offered by OXQUAL develops advanced knowledge and practical competence for responding to serious cardiovascular emergencies. The programme covers cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, airway management, emergency medications, ECG interpretation, stroke awareness and team-based resuscitation.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Principles
- Integration with Basic Life Support
- Advanced Airway Management
- Oxygen and Ventilation Support
- Cardiac-Arrest Recognition
- High-Quality CPR
- Defibrillation
- Post-Resuscitation Care
- Bradycardia
- Tachycardia
- Pulseless Arrhythmias
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Stroke Recognition
- Emergency Pharmacology
- ECG Interpretation
- Patient Monitoring
- Team Leadership
- Closed-Loop Communication
- Crisis Resource Management
- Mega-Code Simulation
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Physicians and Nurses
- Paramedics and Advanced Responders
- Critical-Care Personnel
- Cardiac-Care Personnel
- Healthcare Professionals participating in resuscitation teams
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop advanced cardiovascular-emergency competence.
- Strengthen arrhythmia-recognition skills.
- Improve CPR and defibrillation performance.
- Develop emergency-pharmacology awareness.
- Improve ECG interpretation.
- Strengthen resuscitation-team leadership.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Written examination, practical skills assessment and simulation.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, ECG interpretation and mega-code scenarios.
- Total Questions: 60 theory questions plus 2 practical assessments.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 2 days (16–20 hours total).
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