Advanced Life Support (ALS) Level 3 (VTQ)
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Level 3 (VTQ) at a glance
- 1-year nationally recognised certificate
- 6 hours and 42 minutes of engaging video training
- Video access for 8 months
- Printable wall certificate
- CPD time credit conformation
- Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
- Free weekly video refresher
- Evidence Based Training certificate
- Videos include subtitles
Advanced Life Support (ALS) represents the most advanced level of life-saving care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that we offer. Our ALS course is fully aligned with the latest UK Resuscitation Council guidelines and goes beyond the standard curriculum by incorporating additional critical topics. This ensures participants receive an exceptionally thorough and well-rounded training experience.
While we currently do not provide this course in a blended or in-person classroom format, it serves as valuable prior knowledge that can significantly reduce classroom time when training with other organisations. Moreover, this course is an excellent resource for professionals looking to refresh and enhance their skills at any stage of their career.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
The ERC state that the ALS course is targeted at:
- Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who are expected to provide ALS in a hospital or out of a hospital
- Doctors, nurses and paramedics working in emergency areas of the hospital or Emergency Medical Systems
- Those who attend cardiac arrests on a regular basis or maybe expected to lead a cardiac arrest team
- Individuals who are regular members of resuscitation teams or regularly working in the EMS, and senior paramedics and specialist hospital technicians
Other examples are:
- Medical professionals
- Nurses
- First Aiders
- Medics
- Doctors – Hospital
- Doctors – Community
- Medical students
- Nurses – Hospital
- Nurses – Community
- Nursing students
- Midwives
- ODPs
- Cardiac Technicians
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Radiographers
- Resuscitation Training Officers
- Dentists
- Dental Nurses
- Ambulance Technicians / Paramedics
- Fire Service Technicians
- Police Officers
- Prison Officers
- Air Stewards
This course comes with 8.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 6 hours and 42 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
Learning outcomes- The ALS course teaches the knowledge and skills required to:
- Recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using a structured ABCDE approach
- Deliver standardised CPR in adults
- Manage a cardiac arrest by working with a multidisciplinary team in an emergency situation
- Utilise non-technical skills to facilitate strong team leadership and effective team membership.
