Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Precourse Preparation Checklist

American Heart Association

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This checklist gives you information on what you need to do to prepare for this course.
Your success in this course depends on completing this Precourse Preparation Checklist.
Bring this checklist with you to the course.
To prepare for the course, you must

Complete a BLS for Healthcare Provider Course or be able to perform high-quality CPR and use an AED
according to 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC

Understand the 10 Cases in the ACLS Provider Manual

Understand the ALCS algorithms for the cases in the ACLS Provider Manual

Complete the ACLS Self-Assessment Tests on ACLS ECGs, Pharmacology (ACLS Student Website site
and code located on pg ii of the Provider Manual)
Check what you have accomplished for your precourse preparation:

CPR/AED competency

10 cases

Algorithms for cases

ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment

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