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Advanced Life Support (ALS) — UK Guidelines

Introduction

Show you are ready for acute on-call work — and prepare for your Resuscitation Council UK ALS course at the same time.

  • The full UK 2025 cardiac arrest algorithm, drugs and doses, with timed worked examples
  • Practise reading real-looking ECG rhythm strips
  • Strong preparation for the RCUK ALS provider course most NHS posts expect
Length
90 min
Slides
34
Quiz
20 questions
Pass mark
16/20
Studying
Free
Certificate
£5

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On your CV — Courses and CPD
Advanced Life Support (ALS) — UK Guidelines — online CPD course, CareerPro UK (90 min). Certificate of completion, October 2026; verifiable online, ID CP-XXXXXXXX.
Prepares you for questions like
“Talk us through how you would manage a patient in cardiac arrest.”

A complete online course in adult advanced life support, based on the Resuscitation Council UK 2025 guidelines. Covers the heart and ECG basics, the chain of survival, BLS and AED use, airway equipment, the cardiac arrest algorithm with timed worked examples, drugs, reversible causes, core ECG rhythms with rhythm strips, bradycardia and tachycardia, acute coronary syndromes, stroke, team leadership and post-resuscitation care.

What you'll learn

  • Describe the heart's conduction system and read the basic parts of an ECG
  • Explain the chain of survival and deliver adult BLS with an AED
  • Choose and use basic airway equipment and understand advanced airways and capnography
  • Apply the adult cardiac arrest algorithm for shockable and non-shockable rhythms, with correct drugs and timing
  • Recognise the core arrest and peri-arrest rhythms on a rhythm strip
  • Manage bradycardia, tachycardia, acute coronary syndromes and suspected stroke in the first minutes
  • Lead a resuscitation team and start post-resuscitation care

Course outline

  1. Foundations: the heart, the ECG and the chain of survival
  2. Basic life support, AED and airway equipment
  3. Cardiac arrest: the advanced life support algorithm
  4. Core ECG rhythms
  5. Peri-arrest care and cardiovascular emergencies
  6. After the arrest
Before you start

This is an independent online course based on the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) 2025 guidelines. It is not an RCUK ALS provider course, it does not certify competence in resuscitation, and it cannot replace an accredited, hands-on, assessed course. CareerPro UK is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Resuscitation Council UK. Always follow the current RCUK guidelines and your hospital's resuscitation policy.

CareerPro UK is an independent education provider. Our courses are not produced, endorsed, approved or accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), the NHS, NICE, any Royal College or any other official body, and we are not affiliated with them. Courses are study guides written in our own words from publicly available guidance. They do not replace the official guidance, which can change — always check the current version (e.g. at gmc-uk.org and nice.org.uk). They are not legal or professional advice: for a specific situation, follow your employer's policies and speak to your seniors or your medical defence organisation.

Content last reviewed: October 2026.