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ACLS 2020 Provider Manual

The document is an acknowledgment section from the American Heart Association's manual, thanking various contributors to the development of the manual. It also provides an overview of the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course, including its objectives, design, and systems of care. Additionally, it outlines the importance of recognizing clinical deterioration and managing acute coronary syndromes.

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ACLS 2020 Provider Manual

The document is an acknowledgment section from the American Heart Association's manual, thanking various contributors to the development of the manual. It also provides an overview of the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course, including its objectives, design, and systems of care. Additionally, it outlines the importance of recognizing clinical deterioration and managing acute coronary syndromes.

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MANU

Acknowledgments
The American Heart Association thanks the following people for their contributions to the
development of this manual: Elizabeth Sinz, MD, MEd; Kenneth Navarro, MEd, LP: Adam
Cheng, MD; Ellz.ibeth A, Hunt. MD, MPH, PhD: Sallie Johnson, PharmD, BCPS: Steven
C. Brooks, MD, MHSc: Mauricio G. Cohen, MD; Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS; Sarah Livings,
PharmD; Venu Menon, MD: Susan Morris, RN; David Slattery, MD: Brian K. Walsh, PhD, RRT:
Julie Crider, PhD; and the AHA ACLS International Project Team.

ACLS Student Resources can be found at eLearning.heart.org {where


avallable}. Contact your International Training Center Coordinator for more
information about accessing these before your course.
To find out about any updates or corrections to this text. visit
www.lnternatlonal.heart.org.

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Part 1
Overview of ACLS 1

Introduction 1
Course Description and Goal 1
Course Objectives 1
Course Design 2
Course Prerequisites and Preparation 2
Course Materials 3
Course Completion Requirements 5
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 5
Continuous Quality Improvement 6

Systems of Care 7
Cardiac Arrest and Post-Cardiac Arrest Systems of Care 7
STEMI Systems of Care 13
Stroke Systems of Care 14

Systematic Approach 15
BLS Assessment 17
Primary Assessment 20
Secondary Assessment 22
References 24

Part 2
Preventing Arrest 27

Recognition: Signs of Clinical Deterioration 27


Rapid Response 27
Implementing a Rapid Response System 28

Acute Coronary Syndromes 29


Goals for ACS Patients 29
OHCA Response 30
Pathophysiology of ACS 30
Managing ACS: The Acute Coronary Syndromes Algorithm 33
Symptoms Suggestive of lschemia or Infarction 34
EMS Assessment, Care, and Hospital Preparation 35
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