ADVANCE CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING

 TOCCOA, GA ~~ Twenty three students and fourteen instructors muscled their way through seventeen hours of challenging course work to pass the annual Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course recently held at Stephens County Hospital. Designed specifically for healthcare providers, ACLS first teaches students how to recognize ten different life-threatening situations in adult patients. Target students include doctors, nurses, paramedics and respiratory therapists. ACLS is based on realistic simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students will practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as a team leader. Instructors were Brenda Shook, Reta Ramey, Sherry Gragg, Brenda Cathey, Brian Duncan, David Owenby, Sue Butler, Margaret O’Connor & Connie Rice – all registered nurses along with Stephens County EMS Paramedics Michael Carter, James Norris, Donna Scott, Chris Stephens and William Stephens. Participants included: Tracy Ferguson, Margaret Chatman, Vickie Reid, Sonja Blanchette, Tanya Henriques, Suzie Floyd, Melissa Smith, Heather Smith, Marcia Pimental, Jewell Whitmire, Tabitha Smith, Lynn Reeves, Kim Randall, Sharon Kulp, Amanda Hicks, Jennifer Beebe, David Randall, Christy Andrews, May Ann Thomas, Charlene Canady, Tina Knight, Suzanne McDonald and Elizabeth Turner.