BLS / ACLS case studies

BLS and ACLS Provider certification is the credential hospitals, clinics, EMS agencies, and dental and surgical practices expect when they ask whether a clinician is 'current' in resuscitation. BLS covers the foundation: recognizing cardiac arrest and choking, delivering high-quality compressions and ventilations to adults, children, and infants, using an AED, and working effectively as part of a two-rescuer team. ACLS builds on that base for advanced providers - the recognition and electrical or pharmacologic treatment of shockable and non-shockable rhythms, airway and vascular access decisions, and the leadership and communication behaviors that hold a resuscitation team together. The exams blend a knowledge assessment with hands-on skills stations and, for ACLS, a team-based megacode scenario, so memorizing algorithms is not sufficient; you have to perform. The BLS / ACLS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,255 words.