The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association ...

Q: Please comment on the use of vasopressin and epinephrine in current advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocols. Based on recent studies, is there ...

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Guidelines Implemented Months Ahead of American Heart Association's own Release Date Thursday, January 21, 2016 Heart Disease News Advertisement ...

Early advanced life support provided by a hospital cardiac arrest team or ambulance crew is an important element of the ‘chain of survival’ for patients in cardiorespiratory arrest (Chellel, 2000). In ...

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.

Most disciplines are well rehearsed in advanced cardiac life support with international guidelines providing the evidence base for practice in ‘closed’ arrest situations. However, there has been ...

Among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, those who received basic life support had better survival and less chance of poor neurological functioning compared with those who received ...

MORE: Cardiac Arrest Patients Need CPR, ... MORE: New CPR Guidelines: Hands Only . Advanced life support teams are able to provide more potentially lifesaving drugs to patients, ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend Fire & Rescue crews were busy learning a new technique Friday that can save more lives during their Advanced Cardiac Life Support training. Every year, Bend Fire holds an ...