Resuscitation Course Study Materials

New American Heart Association courses launch in January 2026. Use the study materials based on your course date (December 2025 or January 2026 and beyond).
 

CPR Study Guides

For courses in December 2025

For courses in January 2026 and beyond

ACLS & PALS Precourse Self-Assessments

  • The precourse self-assessment is required for ACLS and PALS classroom courses. You must score 70% or higher and bring your completion certificate to class.
  • You will need to create an AHA account if you do not already have one.

For courses in December 2025

For courses in January 2026 and beyond

AHA eBooks

Access Course eBooks Online:

  1. Click here to access the AHA eBooks site.
  2. Scroll down to find the Collections.
  3. Click View Titles for the collection you need. Find the book you need by product code and click Read.
  4. The book will open with the Table of Contents. Click the section you want, then click the "Read this section" button at the top.
  5. Scroll down to read the section. Click the arrows on the left and right to go to the next page/section.
  6. You can navigate back to the Table of Contents by clicking the 3 lines in the top left corner.

For courses in December 2025:

  • 2020 Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Collection
    ACLS Product Code: 20-3100
  • 2020 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Collection
    PALS Product Code: 20-3120
  • PEARS Product Code: 15-3123
    2020 Basic Life Support Collection
  • BLS Product Code: 20-3102
    Heartsaver CPR AED Product Code: 20-3117

For courses in January 2026 and beyond:

  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Collection
    ACLS Provider Manual Product Code: 25-3100  
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Collection
    PALS Provider Manual Product Code: 25-3120
  • PEARS Provider Manual Product Code: 15-3123
    Basic Life Support Collection
  • BLS Provider Manual Product Code: 25-3102
    Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Product Code: 25-3149

No printing is permitted due to copyright restrictions.

Purchase a Textbook

If you would like to purchase a hard copy of a textbook, you can order through shopcpr.heart.org.

Order by book item numbers:

For courses in December 2025:

  • BLS: 20-1102
  • ACLS: 20-1106
  • PALS: 20-1119
  • PEARS: 15-1052
  • Heartsaver CPR AED: 20-1129

For courses in January 2026 and beyond:

  • BLS: 25-1102
  • ACLS: 25-1106
  • PALS: 25-1119
  • PEARS: 15-1052
  • Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED: 25-1184