Life Support Training
Prior to starting my intern year, I have to be certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). A good idea, you would suppose. You are tested for knowledge via a multiple choice exam, and for skills, which supposedly simulate someone going through various forms of cardiac arrest.
None of this, of course, is a substitute for real life experience. Just to give you an idea, one of the multiple choice questions is: "What is the proper sequence of events for use of an AED1?"
The answer: "Turn the AED on. Attach pads. Check rhythm. Shock if indicated." (emphasis mine).
Which is something like handing a multiple choice exam to a photographer if you were to hire one for your wedding: "What is the proper sequence of events for use of your camera?"
Answer: "Take the lens cap OFF. Point camera at object. Focus. Click."
In short, yes, I am certified in both BLS2 and ACLS.
Don't you dare go into cardiac arrest anywhere near me. At least not until the end of summer.
1 Automated External Defibrillator
2 Basic Life Support
None of this, of course, is a substitute for real life experience. Just to give you an idea, one of the multiple choice questions is: "What is the proper sequence of events for use of an AED1?"
The answer: "Turn the AED on. Attach pads. Check rhythm. Shock if indicated." (emphasis mine).
Which is something like handing a multiple choice exam to a photographer if you were to hire one for your wedding: "What is the proper sequence of events for use of your camera?"
Answer: "Take the lens cap OFF. Point camera at object. Focus. Click."
In short, yes, I am certified in both BLS2 and ACLS.
BUT...
Don't you dare go into cardiac arrest anywhere near me. At least not until the end of summer.
1 Automated External Defibrillator
2 Basic Life Support
posted by Mikey at 3:08 PM
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