What does Advanced Life Support (ALS) mean?
The Term Advanced Life Support is used to describe advanced equipment and procedures such as cardiac monitoring (including 12 lead ECG’s ), cardiac pacing, intravenous access (starting IV’s), endotracheal intubation (the placement of a breathing tube into the airway), chest decompressions, and the delivery of life saving medications. What is the difference between an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and a Paramedic? An EMT is trained in basic life support skills (BLS) such as assessment, triage and treatment of medical and trauma patients, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), the use of Automatic External Defibrillator’s ( AED’s ), the delivery of oxygen. A Paramedic is trained beyond the BLS level to include advanced skills such as cardiac rhythm interpretation, the application of an external cardiac pacemaker, endotracheal intubation (the placement of a breathing tube), Intravenous (IV) and Intraosseous therapy, the ability to administer various cardiac, respiratory and pain medic
The Term Advanced Life Support is used to describe advanced equipment and procedures such as cardiac monitoring (including 12 lead ECG’s), cardiac pacing, intravenous access (starting IV’s), endotracheal intubation (the placement of a breathing tube into the airway), chest decompressions, and the delivery of life saving medications.
