ACLS
(Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
REVIEW
Third Edition
Editors
Michael Zevitz
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
Scott H. Plantz
Associate Professor, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
William Gossman
Assistant Professor, Creighton University Medical Center,
Omaha, Nebraska
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ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Review, Third Edition
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DEDICATION
To my parents, Norman and Dorothy, whose love and emphasis on my education was the rock on which my personal and professional life was founded and remains to this day.
Michael Zevitz
To my wife, Cynna, whose love I live for everyday.
Scott Plantz
EDITORS
Michael Zevitz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
Scott Plantz, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
William Gossman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
Guy H. Haskell, Ph.D., NREMT-P
Associate Professor
Emergency Medical Services Education
Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington, Indiana
Lt. Robert C. Krause, EMT-P
Toledo Fire and Rescue
Toledo, Ohio
Diane M. Bourgeois, M.Ed., EMT-B
Emergency Medical Services Program
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts
Brandy DeBarge, EMT-D
Emergency Medical Services Program
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts
John Wypyszinski, EMT-B
Emergency Medical Services Program
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! ACLS Review: Pearls of Wisdom will help you pass the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course of the American Heart Association. This books unique format differs from all other review and test preparation texts. Let us begin, then, with a few words on purpose, format, and use.
The primary intent of this book is to serve as a rapid review of ACLS principles and serve as a study aid to improve performance on the ACLS written and practical examinations. With this goal in mind, the text is written in rapid-fire, question/answer format. The student receives immediate gratification with a correct answer. Questions themselves often contain a pearl reinforced in association with the question/answer.