Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Course

The purpose of our ACLS education is to empower everyone to take life-saving action when the opportunity may arise.

Our ACLS algorithms have been created for the purpose of covering the advanced interventions that may be required to respond and treat cardiac emergencies in adults.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Introduction
• Chapter 2 - The Initial Evaluation
  • The Initial Evaluation
• Chapter 3 - Basic Life Support
  • Changes to the BLS Guidelines: 2015
  • BLS in Adults
  • Implementing the Survival Chain
  • One Provider BLS in Adults
  • Two Provider BLS in Adults
  • Mouth-Mask and Bag-Mask Respirations
  • BLS Algorithm in Adults
• Chapter 4 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart
  • ACLS Survey (The ABCD Pathway)
  • Airway Management
  • Basic Adjuncts to the Airway
  • Techniques for Basic Airway Adjuncts
  • Advanced Adjuncts to the Airway
  • Access for Medications Administration
  • Medications
• Chapter 5 - Principles Of Defibrillation Use
  • Principles of Defibrillation Use
  • AED Use in Adults
• Chapter 6 - ACLS Care Systems
  • ACLS Care Systems
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Providing After-Cardiac Arrest Care
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome (or ACS)
  • Stroke
  • The Resuscitating Team
  • Educating and Implementing Effective Teams
• Chapter 7 - ACLS Cases
  • Recognizing Respiratory Distress and Failure
  • Ventricular Fibrillation (V fib) and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (V tach)
  • Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) and Asystole
  • Adult Algorithm for Cardiac Arrest
  • Providing After Resuscitation Care
  • Algorithm for After Cardiac Arrest Care in Adults
  • Symptomatic Bradycardia
  • Algorithm for Bradycardia with Pulse in Adults
  • Tachycardia
  • Symptomatic Tachycardias
  • Algorithm for Tachycardia with Pulse in Adults
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome (or ACS)
  • Algorithm for ACS in Adults
  • Stroke
  • Algorithm for Acute Stroke in Adults
• Chapter 8 - ACLS Skills Training
  • ACLS Skills Video
  • Airway Management Video
  • ACLS Certification Exam