Advanced Life Support Defibrillator Life Support 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
OCTOBER 24, 2020
You abandon your coffee order and quickly head next-door, where you are able to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and direct a bystander to find the store’s automated external defibrillator (AED) while waiting for emergency medical services (EMS) to arrive. Unfortunately, most patients don’t receive these crucial interventions.
EMT Training Station
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists. Advanced Medical Capabilities EMS teams are equipped with advanced medical equipment, enabling them to handle a wide variety of emergencies.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
DECEMBER 7, 2018
A cardiac defibrillator is hooked up and the patient is in ventricular fibrillation. This was a before and after study to see if advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) techniques, including IV epinephrine, would improve survival to discharge. Case: A 51-year-old man experiences a cardiac arrest on the street.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Prehospital advanced cardiac life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a cohort study. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine and the associate editor for emergency medicine simulation at the […] The post SGEM#189: Bring Me To Life in OHCA first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
Peter Canning
JANUARY 14, 2024
I recerted CPR, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) late in December. For all the fancy changes over the year, the bottom line has always been to provide good CPR compressions and timely defibrillation. Pediatric defibrillation doses should be 2j/kg, 4j/kg.
NCOAE
AUGUST 12, 2022
Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALS – Advanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)
Paramedics Unlimited
APRIL 19, 2018
In Basic Life Support (BLS) emergencies, a single EMS provider can not deliver optimum care, such as when trying to hold direct pressure on a bleeding wound, while preparing bandages, to stop bleeding. In Advanced Life support (ALS) emergencies, a “single” paramedic or ER doctor can not deliver necessary care.
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