Online ACLS, BLS, and PALS Certification for Indianapolis Medical Professionals
The 2012 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index recently awarded Indianapolis/Carmel with an overall well being rating of 67.8, which is higher than the large metro area average and a .7 percent increase from 2010. Indianapolis ranked in the top 20 of the large metro areas surveyed.
Gallup considered six sub-categories when calculating the overall well-being scores for 190 metropolitan areas. The survey focused on emotional health, physical health, work environment, healthy behavior, life evaluation, and basic access.
Indianapolis’s obesity rate for 2012 was 27.3 percent, which was a .7 percent increase in obesity prevalence since 2010. The city’s obesity rate is worse than the average for large metro areas surveyed (24.7 percent). Indianapolis’s occurrence of diabetes at 11.4 percent was worse than the large metro area average of 10.3 percent. However, Indianapolis’s prevalence of diabetes did drop 2.2 percent since 2011.
From 2011 to 2012, the prevalence of Indianapolis residents who exercised at least three days a week for 30-minute intervals increased from 48.3 percent to 50.4 percent. However, this still falls below the large metro average of 52.8 percent.
The occurrence of locals who consumed the recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables at least four days a week increased from 2011 to 2012 (53.9 percent to 55 percent). The prevalence of uninsured residents also declined from 2011 to 2012 (15.4 percent to 14.4 percent). And optimism among Indianapolis locals rose from 61.9 percent to 65.8 percent regarding hope for the future well being of life in the city.
When Indianapolis’s healthcare employees receive certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), quality of care will improve while also having a positive impact on the outcomes for wounded or critically ill infants and children. Those who work in intensive and critical care units, emergency medicine, and emergency response—like nurses, paramedics and doctors—can expand their medical skills through a PALS course.
Indianapolis residents can also acquire critical medical training when they enroll in Basic Life Support (BLS) training. Instructors will include videos and lectures in the coursework. Students learn when is the best time to begin rescue breathing and the correct methods to do so. Detailed steps concerning one and two person resuscitation teams are available in the BLS “Chain of Survival.”
Acquiring the correct techniques for administering chest compressions on infants, children, and adults are a critical facet of BLS training. Emergency medical skills, which involve handling and locating Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), are explained to individuals during the class.
Indianapolis providers must have previous knowledge of adult pharmacology, ECG Rhythm Recognition, BLS, and airway management and equipment before they can undergo Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) training. Although BLS principles are not covered in the class, ACLS tests do require students to be familiar with BLS. ACLS training will highlight high quality CPR, BLS and ACLS Surveys, ACLS cases for specific disorders, and post cardiac arrest care.
Indianapolis locals can rely on ACLS, PALS, and BLS providers for assistance during a medical emergency.
Indianapolis needs more certified ACLS providers!
