Advanced Life Support. refers to a certain level of care that may be provided to a patient by rescue squad members, if necessary. Members trained in Advanced Life Support techniques are often referred to as ALS providers. Among other procedures, ALS providers are able to administer certain life-saving medications, perform advanced monitoring of heart rhythms, and are trained to perform advanced procedures to open and manage a patient's airway.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. Allowable procedures and techniques utilized by EMT-P and EMT-II personnel to stabilize critically sick and injured patient(s) which exceed Basic Life Support procedures.
Advanced Life Support. Paramedic programs provide ALS which includes defibrillation, administering IV medications, cardiac monitoring, and advanced airway management.
Aided Language Stimulation. ALS is a teaching strategy in which a facilitator points to key symbols (COMPIC, photos) from an array of symbols as they speak to the person with the communication disorder.
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Advanced Life Support. Medical procedures performed by emergency medical technicians-paramedics that include the advanced diagnosis and protocol-driven treatment of a patient in the field. See Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.