One important new use for computers is in medical education. These two programs are designed to help teach how to handle cardiac emergencies using the most recent American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines. The Code Blue Professor reviews the recent changes in the ACLS guidelines and simulates nine different code situations, asking the user to supply the next s...

OBJECTIVE Advanced airway management is one of the fundamental skills of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). A failed initial intubation attempt (FIIA) is common and has shown to be associated with adverse events. We analysed the association between FIIA and the overall effectiveness of ACLS. METHODS Using emergency department (ED) out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) registry data from 20...

results the evaluation of eps was identical to that of the radiologists in 89.5% of the cases. ninety-eight percent (98%) indicated total agreement and 1.5 percent total disagreement. conclusions there is a high agreement between eps and radiologists in cxr interpretations in shohadaye tajrish hospital. thus, eps can substitute radiologists in the emergency department. more improvements are rec...

long-term mechanical circulatory support is a life-saving technology while briding to heart transplantation. it increases the quality of life and preserves end-organ function for patients with  advanced heart failure. the number of patients with advanced heart failure scheduled for heart transplantation before comorbidities escalate is on the rise. however, the device function is complicated by...

Objective(s) In India, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification is not part of routine training during medical or nursing schooling and such trainings are offered in only very few centers during selected days with limited participant numbers. It is not possible to enroll all health care staff in the hospital for such a training as it is time consuming and the cost of such train...

INTRODUCTION Cardiac arrest is a common emergency in acute hospitals. The Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support Guidelines provide a systematic approach to cardiac arrest recognition, treatment and aftercare. This review provides an update on the current treatment guidelines and identifies areas where these may be strengthened. METHODS The evidence informing the 2005 Resuscitation ...