The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nationwide voluntary health organization composed of science and lay volunteers and supported by professional staff. It offers many programs for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED), first aid and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) training,  to raise quality of care and improve outcomes from cardiac arrest and stroke.

The trainings are:

For healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR and other lifesaving skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings (Basic Life Support- BLS).

For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies in adults (Advanced Cardiac Life Support- ACLS).

For healthcare providers who respond to child and infant emergencies (Pediatric Advanced Life Support- PALS).

AHA resuscitation training programs help to the level of competency through both individual and team skills practice and testing in a variety of real-world circumstances and settings.

RMK AIMES is an AHA authorized training center since 2021 and offers BLS, ACLS and PALS courses regularly.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, provide early use of an AED and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants.

Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

The AHA’s ACLS course trains participants in lifesaving BLS skills, use of an AED, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR, advanced life support skills, and management of respiratory arrest, arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes and stroke. It also emphasizes Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR.

Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS):

The AHA’s PALS course trains participants in advanced life support skills for treating children and infants, including CPR, AED use, and management of respiratory emergencies, shock emergencies, and arrhythmias.  It also emphasizes Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR.

Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

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