BLS, ACLS, PALS life support requirements in hospitals .

1. BLS, ACLS, PALS LIFE SUPPORT CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
Department Staff Certification Quantity AHA certified
Trainer
Emergency DMO,and
Nurses
BLS All nurses in
ER
YES
ICU Nurse BLS 4 YES
Cathlab Nurse BLS 1 YES
Wards-
Nursing
station
Nurse BLS 1:1 YES
Dialysis Nurse BLS 1 YES
Radiology MRI technologists
and
mammographers
BLS 1 YES
Dental Nurse BLS 1 YES
Emergency ER Physician ACLS 1 YES
Cathlab Physician and
nurse
ACLS 1:1 YES
ICU Physician and
nurse
ACLS 1:1 YES
CTICU/MICU Physician and
nurse
ACLS 1:1 YES
SICU Physician and
nurse
ACLS 1:1 YES
OT Nurse ACLS 1:1 YES
PEDIA NURSE and
Physician
PALS 1:1 YES
Blood bank Medical and
pathology
laboratory
technicians, such
as blood bank
technicians
BLS 1 YES

2. Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). ACLS is an advanced skill set taught to medical personnel
who work in areas of the health care field who may have encounters with patients that require
interventions beyond the scope of BLS.
Physiotherapy Physiotherapy
assistants
BLS 1 YES
Anaesthesia Respiratory
technologists and
anaesthesia
technicians
ACLS 1
YES
Ambulance Ambulance
workers, including
ambulance officers,
ambulance
paramedics,
emergency medical
technician, and
emergency
paramedics
BLS 1 YES