The COVID-19 outbreak has had an effect on all of our lives and with the ACLS Academy Training Centers open for both healthcare professionals, bystanders, and those interested in becoming instructors, we are taking the AHA recommendations for operating during the COVID-19 pandemic very seriously.
AHA Recommendations for In-Person Training
All state and local government coronavirus precautions must be taken.
Instructors will decontaminate the manikins after each student comes in contact with the manikin with an alcohol-based solution per CDC recommendations.
Students will not practice mouth to mouth ventilation.
When possible, manikins should be placed 3 feet apart.
AHA Recommendations for Heartsaver Training
No changes to compression practice and testing.
Elimination of breath practice and testing portion of CPR skills. Practice simulated breaths but for students that need to practice breaths, they will use a bas-valve mask.
Students should practice Epinephrine Pens on their own leg.
Students should practice bleeding control and bandage on their own leg or arm. Reusable cloth strips may be used if sterilized between students if gauze is unavailable.
Students should practice splinting on their own leg.
Additional Steps ACLS Academy is Taking to Protect Students
All class sizes have been cut in half.
The student to equipment ratio is 1:1.
Face masks are required in order to enter the ACLS Academy training center and building.