Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Manual
This book is available in English and Spanish.
This full-color manual is the required student text for the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course.
General Overview
This student manual for the instructor-led, classroom-based ACLS course is an essential resource for training physicians, nurses, and emergency medical care providers in ACLS. Also useful as a pre- and post-course reference book. Based on the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC.
Key Features and Benefits
This classroom- and video-based, instructor-led course builds on the foundation of lifesaving skills from the Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers course. In the ACLS course, skills are taught in large-group sessions and small-group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented. Manual includes information on:
· the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR
· team dynamics and communication
· systems of care
· immediate post-cardiac-arrest care
· airway management
· related pharmacology.
Eligibility for continuing education credit (English only):
· emergency medical services -- This continuing education activity is approved by American Heart Association, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 5.25 Advanced CEHs, activity number 11-AMHA-F2-0127.
Dimensions and Specifications
8 1/2" x 11"
172 pages, plus a sheet of tab labels (with English manual only) and one copy each of two reference tools:
· Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Pocket Reference Card Set, 2 cards, 4" x 6 1/2"
· ACLS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card, 4" x 6 1/2" (with English manual only)
Full-color, softcover book
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:Are the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Pocket Reference Card Set and ACLS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card available separately? A: The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Pocket Reference Card Set is available separately in English only. The ACLS Precourse Preparation Checklist Card is only available with the purchase of the provider manual (English version only).
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*The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge & proficiency in BLS, ACLS, & PALS & has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association.
