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Advanced Cardiac Life Support



      V. Fib and Pulseless VT
      V. Tach
      PSVT
      A. Fib
      A. Flutter
      PAT
      Bradycardia
      ventricular ectopy
      Asystole
      Angina / MI

- Misc:
    - IJ Central Line Insertion;
    - CPR
              - in the report by Alfred Hallstrom et al 2000, survival to hospital discharge was better among patients assigned to chest
                      compression alone than among those assigned to chest compression plus mouth-to-mouth ventilation (14.6 percent vs.
                      10.4 percent), but the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.18);
                      - outcome after CPR with chest compression alone is similar to that after chest compression with
                              mouth-to-mouth ventilation, and chest compression alone may be the preferred approach for
                              bystanders inexperienced in CPR. (N Engl J Med 2000;342:1546-53.)



- Outside Links:
    - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
              - Iowa Family Practice Handbook
    - Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
              - GMO Manual
              - Iowa Family Practice Handbook











Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.