ASLS Online: Prehospital Provider

ASLS® Online: Prehospital Provider; Enduring Web course

Original Release Date: 05/24/2022

Last Review Date: March 2022

Termination Date: 05/23/2025

Description

The ASLS Online: Prehospital course aims to educate healthcare professionals on the identification, evaluation, and management of patients with stroke. This course is intended for healthcare providers who care for patients with stroke or work in settings with patients who are at risk for stroke. This course meets the education requirements for Stroke Center Certification.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion, participants should be able to:

1. Describe why early treatment of stroke may result in a marked reduction in risk of disability

2. Identify the 5 main stroke syndromes and relate them to pathophysiology and clinical signs

3. Perform a focused evaluation to identify stroke and its location and assess its severity

4. Define the initial management of patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes

5. Describe the principles of prehospital stroke management that make up the current standards of care

6. Determine when to call a stroke alert and quickly transport the patient to the nearest appropriate facility

7. Communicate the patient’s symptoms, time of onset, and neurologic exam clearly and succinctly with hospital personnel

8. Define the priorities for the stroke patient during interfacility transport

Accreditation Terms

Joint Accreditation: N/A

CAPCE: 05/24/2022 – 05/23/2025

AARC: N/A

Accreditation Statements

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Heart Association and the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, University of Miami. The American Heart Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Continuing Education Accreditation – Emergency Medical Services

This continuing education activity is approved by the American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), for 4.25 Advanced CEHs, activity number 22-AMHA-F3-0029.

**CAPCE credit must be claimed within 6 months of course completion. CE credit will no longer be available to claim for this course after 6 months of course completion.

By claiming CAPCE credit, the claimant acknowledges the following: I understand that the American Heart Association as a requirement of CAPCE accreditation will submit a record of my course completions to the CAPCE AMS. I further understand that my course completion records may be accessed by or shared with such regulators as state EMS offices, training officers, and NREMT on a password-protected, need-to-know basis. In addition, I understand that I may review my record of CAPCE-accredited course completions by contacting CAPCE.

Participation and Successful Completion

Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:

1. Complete all portions of the online course

2. Complete the course evaluation

3. Print the Certificate/Statement of Credit

Disclosure Statement

All persons in a position to control educational content of a CE activity provided by the American Heart Association must disclose to the audience all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The presence or absence of all financial relationships will be disclosed to the audience in activity materials. All unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed will also be disclosed to the audience. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The following authors/faculty have declared NO financial interest(s) and/or affiliations (check for not conflicts):

Ivette Motola, MD, MPH, FACEP

Scott M. Silvers, MD, FACEP

John Robert B. Tober, MD, FACEP

Evelyn V. Anzardo, MSN/Ed, RN, EMT-P

Michelle L. Hill, MS, AGCNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN

Dayna A. James, RN

Jeffrey A. Groom, PhD, CRNA

Angel A. Brotons, EMT-P

Steven P. Carter, NRP

Stephen Martell, EMT-PE. Sullivan, MD

Amaury Hernandez, EMT-P

Donald F. Guillette, RN, EMT-P

Erika T. Marulanda-Londono, MD

Patrick S. Reynolds, MD

Jaffar Khan, MD, FAAN

Barry Issenberg, MD, FACP

Ross J. Scalese, MD

Peter D. Panagos, MD, FAHA, FACEP

Charles Wira, MD

Karin Nystrom, APRN

Susan Ashcraft, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K, SCRN,FAHA

Gilberto Torres, LP, BS

Tracy Madsen, MD

Christine Holmstedt, DO, FAHA

Tamra Ranasinghe, MD

Sallie Johnson, PharmD, BCPS

Richard D. Rodriguez-Perez, MA

Lawrence Sanders, MD

Kristin Pham Lana Gent, PhD

Melissa Mahgoub, PhD

The list represents the relationships that may be perceived as actual or reasonable conflicts of interest as reported on the Disclosure Questionnaire, which all AHA volunteers are required to complete and submit. The focus is on relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in the 24-month period preceding the time that the individual is being asked to assume a role controlling content:

Nicolás Riera López, MD - Angels Initiative (Teaching Fees)

Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS, FAHA, FACEP - Rapid.AI, Genentech, Astra Zeneca (Consultant); Medical Legal Reviewer

Carl Hinkson, MS, RRT-ACCS, NPS, FAARC - AARC (Elected Official); Prov-St.Joseph Health (Employee); Monoghan Medical (Speaker)

Target Audiences

1. Paramedics and Emergency Medical Personnel

ADA Statement

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association strive to make our websites accessible. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are committed to diversity, inclusion, and meeting the needs of all of our constituents, including those with disabilities. We are continually improving our digital assets to comply with the accessibility guidelines for levels A and AA in accordance with WCAG 2.0+.

The American Heart Association does not provide advice to Training Centers on ADA requirements or any other laws, rules or regulations. Training Centers must determine accommodations necessary to comply with applicable laws. AHA recommends consultation with legal counsel.

Core curriculum change requests for accessibility purposes must be scientifically based and approved in advance in writing by the AHA ECC Science & Product Development department; otherwise a student must be able to successfully perform all course requirements (skills and written tests as indicated) to receive a course completion card. Reasonable accommodations may be made, such as placing the manikin on a table at the height necessary for wheelchair-bound individuals. However the skills must be satisfactory completed during the testing sessions. Guidelines for accommodating students with special needs or disabilities may be found in the Program Administration Manual.