EMT-Basics can find themselves in critical situations that require advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). Although EMT-Basics are not trained to provide advanced-level skills, there is much they can do to improve the quality of management and thus the patient's chance for survival by understanding ACLS and facilitating its administration by ALS providers. ACLS for EMT-Basics familiarizes the reader with cardiac emergencies and the skills used to manage them.