The ACLS video reviews available here provide an action-packed ACLS review of the respective algorithm along with a megacode scenario to help you refine and develop your ACLS skills. Also, you will find videos about special topics within ACLS that require a more detailed examination.
pam says
Love your site! PALS version please.
kimlee says
Took and passed ACLS today for the second time thanks to this wonderful site. It is well organized, concise, and totally prepares you for the written test and mega code. I will definitely be back next time. Would love to see a PALS version! Thank you!!
manalram says
i knew i missed it somehow! thanks for the response jeff, i take my class tomorrow i have been reviewing with the help from your site for two weeks now. thanks so much
Missy says
I passed! Unbelievable, I only had one night to cram and this site helped, couldn’t have done it without you Jeff! Thank you sooo much!
Please… do a site with PALS!
Missy
Jeff with admin. says
Great Job. I don’t recommend a one night cram session before ACLS certification, but sometimes that is just the way it works out. 🙂
At this time, I do not have any PALS content. I have looked around the web for something that I can recommend, but I have not found anything worth recommending. Your best resource at this time will be the AHA PALS Provider Manual.
Kind regards,
Jeff
Josie says
Thanks again, Jeff! Passed the test and this site rocks. I recommend it to others requiring ACLS certification all of the time 🙂
Jeff with admin. says
Thank you for the encouragement and thank you for recommending the site to others. Kind regards, Jeff
dinka says
Thank you for the website. I had only four days to study for my first certification. 95% of my study was done by using your website. I pass the course. Great website! I actually was enjoying during study time.
vanharvie says
Hi,
Thank you for this incredible site! I got my ACLS certificate today! First time taking the class. Your site is so easy to understand and not intimidated at all. Love it! Keep up the awesome work! Will recommend to all my coworkers!
bvjnc2 says
I am not seeing the algorithms for acute stroke and ACS on the site. Are they not included?
Jeff with admin. says
At this time, the tests covering ACS and stroke are the only materials covering this topic. The practice tests do cover all of the major aspects of each. You can find them on this page of the site toward the bottom of the page.
At this time I am working on developing materials that give a thorough review of ACS and stroke, but they are not ready to be published at this time.
I can direct you to the complete AHA guidelines for stroke and ACS if you would like to review them. You can find them at the links below:
AHA ACS
AHA Stroke
Kind regards,
Jeff
Tracye says
I happened upon your website one day while at work and signed up. One week later I took ACLS and passed, Thank You so very much, this website has broken down ACLS to the most basic learning level and took my jitters away. I was extremely confident through my megacode and the answers flowed with out stumbling or second guessing. I recommend this website to all my co-workers,and will continue to review this website to maintain my skills and boost my confidence while working. Again, many thanks.
NREMT/Paramedic Tracye
Jeff with admin. says
Thanks so much for the encouraging feedback. I’m so glad that the site has been helpful for you.
It is my hope that I can help people learn ACLS by making it fun and easy to understand.
Kind regards,
Jeff
DavetheMD says
Passed my recert today with little stress and I felt well prepared. Thanks, Jeff, I love your site. The test for BLS is more difficult because of all the PEDs and infant stuff. I am an internist and hospitalist. They also have a lot of questions on ventilation rates per minute and not necessarily ventilation to compression ratios which can be tricky. Anyway, do everything on this site and you will enter confident and assured. Follow Marshal Suverov’s succinct advice to his Russian army,” Train hard, fight easy. “
Jeff with admin. says
Thanks for the feedback at the site. Great job on recert.
It can be stressful.
Kind regards,
Jeff
NONNIE says
I am studying once again for ACLS certification …. In the book it says… CPR needs to be improved if DIASTOLIC INTERARTERIAL PRESSURE is less then 20mm HG … but no where does it say how the INTERARTERIAL PRESSURE is being monitored. ALINE ? manual cuff readings? How would be the best method to measure INTERARTERIAL PRESSURE.
Jeff with admin. says
Could you give me the page reference for this so I can also look in the book regarding this?
The easiest way to monitor blood pressure during CPR with with a standard blood pressure cuff. You would have to set the BP machine to auto repeat with no time interval.
So the answer would be manual cuff readings.
A better method would be to monitor with an arterial line, but this would require arterial line setup which would be unlikely in an emergency cardiac arrest situation.
Another way that CPR can be monitored would be waveform capnography. This soon will become the standard of care. Make sure to watch the video on the site about waveform capnography to get an understanding of this.
Kind regards,
Jeff
Jim says
Why is there no pulse check after the second rhythm check? It could be vtach with a pulse in which case the next step is cardiovert not defibrillate
Jeff with admin. says
When advancing through the pulseless arrest algorithm, if pulselessness has been established and VT persists, it is not necessary to recheck a pulse. The VT indicates the need for defibrillation. A pulse check would be a waste of time since there has been no rhythm change from a rhythm that was already assessed as being pulseless (non-perfusing). This same thing would be true for ventricular fibrillation.
Kind regards,
Jeff
Darren says
I am a new EMT-I, I am ACLS certified but every now and then I need a little refresher. I love how the site is set up. Simple to find what you need. Thanks!
Karenau says
I have noticed in this review that little is mentioned about stroke and ACS. Is this still part of the ACLS testing?
Jeff with admin. says
Hi ,
I have noticed in this review that little is mentioned about stroke and ACS. Is this still part of the ACLS testing?
You will find a thorough review of ACS and stroke protocol in the practice test section. Look toward the bottom of the page.
https://acls-algorithms.com/acls-practice-tests/acls-test-questions
pokytrokyt says
I used this website to help me prepare for the ACLS. I found the practice quizzes especially useful in helping me study for the written exam, which is a b*tch.
BUT, I passed both the written exam and the Megacode today. So, thanks Jeff!
Alex