The Perpetual COVID-19 Fiasco Warrants Immediate BLS ACLS Certification - Renewal
Jan 17, 2022
New York City, New York Jan 16, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Identified in late December of 2019, COVID-19 still remains a rapidly-evolving virus even after two years of its discovery. Experts have regarded it as a consequence of the natural progression of an ongoing infectious disease that, despite the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns, keeps mutating and striking back every few months. As the world braces itself to fight the latest, and the fastest COVID-19 strain so far, the Omicron variant, healthcare professionals have been advised to keep their guards up and be prepared to deal with all kinds of life-or-death emergencies. Needless to say, this has warranted a need to be up-to-date with the latest protocols of resuscitation, attracting a large pool of healthcare workers towards the BLS ACLS certification online.
Designed for healthcare professionals, BLS and ACLS certification courses have been readily offered to people who frequently encounter and manage life-threatening emergencies. These skill-based ACLS and BLS certification online courses have been able to save thousands of lives so far, with a survival rate of up to 20% as quoted by the American Heart Association.
What is ACLS certification and why is there a sudden need to enroll in these courses because of COVID-19? To put it simply, these courses are a bunch of life-saving techniques given to patients whose heart stops working. Research confirming an increased possibility of cardiac arrest in patients with this viral strain is constantly evolving. Experts have also recognized theoretical risks that the novel coronavirus may support the buildup of fatty plaques, leading to a heart attack. In such circumstances, the primary healthcare staff is naturally expected to be well-equipped in handling these emergencies, should the need arise.
As the world first witnessed the crisis created by COVID-19 in early 2020, experts conducted multiple studies to find out how the virus interacted with the body. A large chunk of this research suggested that many who tested positive developed serious heart complications. Most of these people ultimately succumbed as timely cardiac resuscitation couldn't be provided due to a fear of cross-infection. This led to the beginning of a widespread argument regarding the need for BLS ACLS certification in all front-line warriors dealing with this pandemic.
While the resuscitation experts from around the world wrestle with the advice regarding using the ACLS online recertification on COVID-19 patients, Jerry Nolan, the chair of the European Resuscitation Council, agrees that everyone deserves a fair chance.
"If someone with covid-19 has a cardiac arrest caused by viral pneumonia, then the chances of survival are very small. The problem is for the many patients who are awaiting test results and who are treated as though they have covid-19. If it turns out they don't have covid-19, and they have a cardiac arrest from a potentially reversible cause but no resuscitation attempt is made, that would be distressing."
This statement was shortly followed by the latest guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) which served as a cherry on the cake, suggesting a minimal risk of COVID-19 cross-infection in fully vaccinated healthcare workers. In comparison, a much higher risk of death was reported due to withholding or delaying treatment for cardiac arrest in these patients. These statistics further favored the need to attain immediate ACLS BLS recertification online.
"These guidelines are useful for PAs and [nurse practitioners] working in emergency medicine and EMS and should serve as a reminder that high-quality CPR should not be delayed for those with suspected or confirmed COVID-19," says Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C, president of the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA). The statement indeed serves as a green signal for all healthcare professionals to get their ACLS renewal and or a BLS recertification online if they haven't registered for it yet.
Resuscitation has unarguably been an important part of medical management for decades. With AHA statistics showing a doubling or even tripling of the survival chances due to timely action, these courses have been declared mandatory in most healthcare facilities across the world. So as the world prepares to embrace another strike from the infamous Omicron variant of COVID-19, it's high time healthcare workers enrolled in BLS CPR certifications and renewals to prevent mortalities.
Source :Nationwide Health Training
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