Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Course
ACLS Introduction
The Initial Assessment
ACLS Basic Life Support
- ACLS BLS for Adults
- Initiating the Chain of Survival
- 2020 BLS Guideline Changes
- One Rescuer Adult BLS CPR
- Two Rescuer Adult BLS CPR
- Adult Mouth-to-Mask and Bag-Mask Ventilation
- Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) Algorithm
- BLS for Children/Infants
- CPR Steps for Children
- One-Rescuer BLS/CPR for Infant (newborn to age 12 months)
- CPR Steps for Infants
- Child/Infant Mouth-to-Mouth Ventilation
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Principles of Early Defibrillation
Systems of Care
ACLS Cases
- ACLS Cases Respiratory Arrest
- Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
- Pulseless Electrical Activity Asystole
- Adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
- Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
- Adult Immediate Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Algorithm
- Symptomatic Bradycardia
- Adult Bradycardia with Pulse Algorithm
- Tachycardia
- Stable And Unstable Tachycardia
- Adult Tachycardia With Pulse Algorithm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Coronary Syndrome Algorithm
- Acute Stroke
- Acute Stroke Algorithm
ACLS Skills Training
ACLS Certification Exam
CPR Steps for Infants
- Place 2 or 3 fingers of one hand on the sternum in the middle of the nipple line (Figure 47).
- Press straight down. Compressions should be 1.5 inches (4 cm) into the infant’s chest (or about 1/3 the diameter of the chest) and at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
- Be sure that between each compression you completely stop pressing on the chest and allow the chest wall to return to its natural position.
Figure 47
Leaning or resting on the chest between compressions can keep the heart from refilling in between each compression and make CPR less effective.
- After 30 compressions, or 15 compressions for 2 rescuers, stop compressions and open the airway by tilting the head and lifting the chin.
- Put your hand on the infant’s forehead and tilt the head back. Lift the infant’s jaw by placing your index and middle fingers on the lower jaw; lift up. Aim for a neutral neck position and do not overextend the neck.
- If their lips are closed, open the lower lip using your thumb.
- Give a breath while watching the chest rise. Repeat while giving a second breath. Breaths should be delivered over one second.
- Resume chest compressions. Switch quickly between compressions and rescue breaths to minimize interruptions in chest compressions.