Among the other "top 10" take-home messages in the focused update on adult advanced cardiovascular life support: Routine administration of calcium for treatment of cardiac arrest is not recommended.

Purpose: The effects of wide temperature variations on the stability of atropine, epinephrine, and lidocaine stored under field conditions in advanced life support (ALS) paramedic units were ...

For life threatening cardiac arrhythmia, the administration of drugs should be by the intravenous route. Drugs delivered through a peripheral vein should always be followed by a 20 ml bolus of saline ...