Advanced life support (ALS)

The advanced life support can trace a the dividing line between life and death. It may sound shocking, but so it is. In many emergency situations, a fast performance and accurate provided by trained professionals is essential for a person to come forward. Practice techniques of advanced life support in situations such as cardiac arrests, traffic accidents, trauma or serious poisonings is crucial. To address a wide range of medical situations complex, it also requires an extensive list of procedures. Use them adequately manages to stabilize the patients, to reduce their suffering and increase their chances of survival, as well as recover.

I respond quickly to this type of emergency involves a effective coordination between cross-functional teams! Should be able to make critical decisions in a matter of seconds, with the factor of extra work under extreme pressure. Undoubtedly, the advanced life support requires specialization and experience.

As we said, these advanced techniques are applied when a patient is in cardiac arrest, with the objective of maintaining its vital functions. I am sure you have also heard of the basic life support! These maneuvers initial focus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, with the use of automated external defibrillators, mainly, and without specialized knowledge. Meanwhile, the advanced life support includes a set of acts more sophisticated. I then follow with the differences!

Understand the distinctions between the basic life support and advanced life support enables us to offer efficient service for emergency situations in which the health is compromised. Let we tell you what are the main differences between basic and advanced life support!

·Level of training required

The basic life support should be learned by the general populationthrough first-aid training. It is very common for these maneuvers done by witnesses of the situation before you get specialized help, what is decisive in the possible consequences for health of the person affected. In the VET nurse Assistant distancestudents receive training geared to this kind of life support. In contrast, the advanced life support requires a training and its application is reserved for highly trained professionals. A Health Emergencies distance learning VET also working in this kind of circumstances with the team doctor and nurse. You really need to know how to make the techniques!

·Equipment and resources used

The initial measures to maintain the vital functions until you get specialized assistance are crucial. For this reason, the basic life support uses a limited set of resources as, for example, automatic defibrillators, surgical masks CPR, turnstiles, or even only one's own hands. Since the maneuvers ‘more simple’, the number of media required is less. In the case in the use of external tools, we would talk about basic life support exploited. In this sense, the advanced life support demand most complete teamscomposed by devices of intubation, monitors, advanced or medications, among others. Will try to more invasive procedures that require extensive experience and control over the situation.

·Scope of the interventions

Check to see if the person responds, restoring the heart rhythm, driving, bleeding, or to keep the airway open... These are, on the one hand, some of the interventions that can be developed through basic life support. Address maintain vital functions in situations such as cardiac arrest, atragantamientos or faintness. On the other hand, the advanced life support has a range of more scope. The level of care is more complex and the responsibility of their application is health professionals highly qualified. Know the status of the vital signs, administering intravenous medication, do not intubate or placing catheters are just a few of the procedures that apply.

The two major classifications of life support are the ones that we have already seen: the basic and the advanced. However, each of these techniques must be taken into account to whom you are applying. That is, will not be the same maneuvers, for example, taking into account the age of the person found in that emergency situation. There are maneuvers that are specific to infants under one year of age, children or adults. Depending on the emergency we have faced, we could also say that we find approaches to address breathing problems, trauma or cardiovascular disease, among others. Are you ready to train you and assist in critical situations? Do it in UNIVERSAE (!