A subgroup of patients who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) that did not respond to standard advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), were immediately transported to a cardiac care ...

The guidelines for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) underwent a comprehensive 5-year update in 2020, but focused updates for 2021 highlight the chain of survival, both in- and out-of-hospital, ...

ACLS is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. It also covers airway ...

I recently had to re-certify my credentials in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. ACLS is a protocol for cardiopulmonary resuscitation that not only uses chest compressions and artificial breathing, but ...

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 ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17, 2025 -- The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit 3 South Unit Practice Council launched the first Surgical Cardiac Advanced Life Support ...

Emergency treatments delivered in ambulances that offer “Advanced Life Support” for cardiac arrest may be linked to more death, comas and brain damage than those providing “Basic Life Support.” That’s ...

Ventricular fibrillation is often a fatal arrhythmia. It occurs when the ventricular rate exceeds 400. In this setting, virtually no forward cardiac output occurs. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) ...