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Our local FD's and PD's not only accept ASHII, they have their own instructional centers.
Agencies and companies are shying away from AHA/ARC because of cost.
ASHI has its own ACLS and PALS curriculum as well. All are JCAHO and CAMTS recognized as acceptable education. California is actually the strongest ASHI supporter. The state and many LEMSA's accept ASHI for their credentialing processes.
As a TC Director, and Instructor of both, I think AHA has their work cut out for them. I can offer the same curriculum through ASHI for half the cost of AHA and pull the same profit margin.
People should open their eyes more to this option.
I work in both NorCal EMS and County of San Mateo LEMSA and don't believe any 911 service is accepting in Norcal and will check this week when shift starts in San Mateo. Ill also ask Dr Rudnick who is medical director where I teach, NoRCAL EMS, Santa clara County and California State EMS commissioner what his thoughts are. If the curriculum is essentially the same maybe ASHI should advertise differently to get the name out to the masses, which should get the medical directors more familiar with them so more 911 services would allow it.
I also teach the alphabet soup and am curious what the differences are. Are they just being lemmings and following AHA or are they more aggressive with following the newer material and guidelines that ILCoR talks of that AHA was to conservative to adopt stateside.
Specifically for NorCal, yes ACLS is approved.