AHA ACLS Instructor Manual
Course content includes:
- Apply the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments sequence for a systematic evaluation of adult patients
- Perform prompt, high-quality BLS, including prioritizing early chest compressions and integrating early automated external defibrillator (AED) use
- Recognize and perform early management of respiratory arrest
- Discuss early recognition and management of ACS and stroke, including appropriate disposition
- Recognize and perform early management of bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Recognize and perform early management of cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post–cardiac arrest care
- Model effective communication as a member or leader of a high-performance team
- Evaluate resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest through continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to the team
- Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
- Discuss how the use of a rapid response team or medical emergency team may improve patient outcomes
- Define systems of care
Instructor CD includes:
Precourse Materials
- Equipment List
- Sample Agenda for ACLS Course—12 Students
- Sample Agenda for ACLS Course—24 Students
- Sample Agenda for ACLS Update Course—12 Students
- Sample Agenda for ACLS Update Course—24 Students
- Sample Precourse Letter—Student
- Sample Precourse Letter—HeartCode Student
- ACLS Case Scenario Template
Course Materials
- 2015 Science Summary Table
- ACLS Code Timer/Recorder Sheet
- ACLS Medication Sheets
- ACLS Full Lesson Plans
- ACLS Update Lesson Plans
- HeartCode ACLS Lesson Plans
- ACLS Learning Station Checklists
- High-Quality BLS Skills Testing Checklist
- Airway Management Skills Testing Checklist
- ACLS Megacode Testing Checklists
- Life Is Why™ Activity Page
Learning Station and Megacode Testing Scenarios
- ACLS Learning Station Scenarios and Debriefing Tool
- ACLS Megacode Testing Scenarios
Successful completion: For successful course completion, students must demonstrate skills competency in all learning stations, pass the high-quality BLS skills test, bag-mask ventilation with OPA/NPA insertion skills test, and the Megacode test. They also must pass the ACLS exam with a score of 84% or higher. Upon successful completion, students receive an ACLS course completion card.
Pages: 240
ISBN: 978-1-61669-398-5
Dimensions: 8.375” x 10.875”
3-hole drilled, unbound
Weight | 3 lbs |
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Dimensions | 20 × 13 × 4 in |