PRECOURSE PREPARATION

• All students must have a manual prior to class, during class, and after class. If you do not have a provider manual, please email Maria at CPRmobile.me@gmail.com.

• For a class overview, please refer to pages 2-4 or your 2025 AHA ACLS Provider Manual.

• There will be content that we test on that will not be covered in class.

• Please use the precourse work to identify gaps in your knowledge and remediate these gaps PRIOR to class.

• All testing scenarios can be found in the Appendix of the provider manual. Please review the Appendix to become familiar with the AHA's testing criteria.

• Give yourself about a month to read and study your Provider Manual/cards.

IN CLASS STRUCTURE, SKILLS, & TOPICS

BLS REVIEW

• Relief of choking for conscious and unconscious patients

• CPR and AED as a single-rescuer and as part of a multi-rescuer team

• "Rescue Breaths" for respiratory failure

• Drowning

• Opioid overdoses

ACLS CODE

• Rapid Manual Defibrillation

  • Precharging the monitor and pre-checking a pulse

  • Recognizing shockable vs non-shockable rhythms (compressions must not be interrupted for more than 10 seconds when doing this)

• IV/IO access

• Medications for cardiac arrest

• Simple airway adjuncts

• H&T's - especially how they relate to PEA

SYMPTOMATIC BRADYCARDIA

• Treat reversible causes, indicate medications, and transcutaneous pacing

• Differentiate between stable and unstable

• Understand indications for transcutaneous pacing

• Demonstrate transcutaneous pacing

SYMPTOMATIC TACHYCARDIA

• Treat reversible causes, vagal maneuvers, indicate medications, and synchronized cardioversion

• Differentiate between stable and unstable

• Understand the indications for synchronized cardioversion

• Demonstrate synchronized cardioversion

MEGACODE

• Manage a patient (manikin) that starts with symptomatic bradycardia/tachycardia and goes into cardiac arrest

• Successfully play the role of a Team Leader

• Successfully play the role of a Team Member

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

• Rescue breaths and simple airway adjuncts (NPA/OPA)

• Indications for advanced airways

WRITTEN EXAM >84%

• Open notes/AHA resources

• Consider bringing your reading glasses

Bring a snack!

REMEDIATION

Insufficient SELF-remediation often results in the need for CLASSROOM-remediation. If the student is not able to demonstrate proficiency by the AHA standards, the student will not be issued a certification and there will be no refund. The instructor will provide the student a checklist of proficiency criteria that need remediation. Please be familiar with the Appendix (testing criteria) of your provider manual.

• The student is expected to self-remediate (aka study) for a minimum of 2 weeks prior to attempting another class.

• The student must re-complete both online components. All categories must score >90%.

• The student can remediate in the classroom for free (one time) if they are willing to be put on a waiting list (class is capped at 4 students).