Advanced Life Support (ALS)

HealthEast Medical Transportation's Advanced Life Support (ALS) provides vital support for our:

911 primary service area in Dakota County
Interfacility transports
Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance
Special event stand-bys

ALS crews are staffed by at least two nationally registered paramedics who have undergone additional training in Specialized Advanced Life Support (SALS).

ALS services

Advanced airway management
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advance Medical Life Support (AMLS)
Pre-hospital trauma life support
Critical Care
Rapid sequence induction (advanced airway procedure)
Primary angioplasty pathways
12-lead EKG performed in the field
Stroke pathways utilizing the Los Angeles Pre-hospital Stroke Scale (LAPSS)
Neonatal team with state-of-the-art isolette
Medication infusion processes
Multi-system trauma management