Advanced cardiac life support providers: spontaneous demand of course

This is a descriptive and exploratory study, carried out at the training center in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) of the SOMITI, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the objective of drawing the professional profile of the elective ACLS student. This course prepares health ca...

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Authors: Carvalho, Daclé Vilma, Leitão, Érika de Azevedo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2004
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Reme (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/50904
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50904
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Professional Profile
Reanimación Cardiopulmonar
Soporte Vital Cardiaco Avanzado
Perfil Profesional
Ressuscitação Cardiopulmonar
Suporte Vital Cardíaco avançado
Perfil Profissional
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Summary:This is a descriptive and exploratory study, carried out at the training center in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) of the SOMITI, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the objective of drawing the professional profile of the elective ACLS student. This course prepares health care providers to manage adult cardiac arrest with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other critical conditions. The results show that most of them are physicians, general practitioners, with 5 years or less of graduation, and work in critical care.