Service Description

Certify in Advanced Stroke Life Support certification with Kiser CPR’s one-day blended course. Our AHA-certified instructors will guide you through skills updates and provide you with ample opportunities for practice/skills. Course Options:  - Certification for In-Hospital Provider: - Students must complete Part I online and at home prior to the course. The course can be found at: https://store.education.heart.org/asls-online-prehospital-in-hospital-provider.  - After completion of the precourse work, students will attend our skills session.   - Certification for Prehospital Provider: - Students must complete Part I online and at home prior to the course. The course can be found at: https://store.education.heart.org/asls-online-prehospital-provider.  - After completion of the precourse work, students will attend this skills session. Who should take this course: - Nurses (LVN, RN) - APP's (PA's, NP's) - Physicians - Paramedics - Respiratory Therapists At the completion of this online course, the learners will be able to: • Describe why early treatment of stroke may result in a marked reduction in risk of disability • Identify the 5 main stroke syndromes and relate them to pathophysiology and clinical signs • Perform a focused evaluation to identify stroke and its location and assess its severity • Define the initial management of patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes • Describe the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standard of care • Determine when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility • Communicate the patient’s symptoms, time of onset, and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly with hospital personnel • Define the priorities for the stroke patient during interfacility transport • Explain the importance of an organized approach to treating stroke patients for improved patient outcomes • Describe the management goals for acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage Course deposit: $85 non-refundable deposit must be made at time of registration. Student can apply deposit to a rescheduled class one time. Course books: Books are not required in this course, however the reference guides can be purchased from the AHA and are VERY helpful. Those can be purchased at: https://store.education.heart.org/asls-digital-reference-guide