Advanced Cardiac Life Support Manual for Course Preparation and Review

Developed out of the authors' numerous years of successful classroom instruction to hundreds of students in ACLS courses. This text contains 13 chapters that provide the core information necessary to prepare a candidate for the American Heart Association's ACLS Provider course. Concepts are presented in a logical manner that allows the reader to progress from a foundation of basic core knowledge (first six chapters) to more complex case management material. As the chapters progress, the information, cases and algorithms become more complex, requiring integration of the knowledge gained in previous chapters. Continuous reinforcement is a critical aspect of this book and will give your students not only the understanding necessary to pass ACLS, but also the confidence to use it.

1. Key Concepts of Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
2. Systematic Approach to Emergency Cardiac Care: The Primary and Secondary Surveys.
3. Airway Management, Ventilation, and Oxygen Therapy.
4. Gaining Intravenous Access.
5. Dysrhythmia Recognition.
6. Electrical Therapy.
7. Pharmacological Therapy.
8. Acute Coronary Syndromes.
9. Acute Stroke.
10. Putting It All Together: The Algorithms.
11. Case Studies: Application Exercises.
12. Special Resuscitation Situations.
13. Special Treatment Considerations.

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R5050-1 Paper 448 pp.