Over the past weeks, I’ve been reviewing Dr. Scott Weingart’s outstanding podcasts on ACLS. This link is from my March 7 post Advanced Cardiac Life Support – Cardiac Arrest Management – Help From Dr. Weingart Of EMCrit # 125. There are links at the top of the post to four of Dr. Weingart’s podcasts on the subject.
And nothing in Advanced Cardiac Life Support will help if the patient has not received excellent immediate Basic Life Support.
Summary of Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals (CPR)
Posted on August 20, 2015 by Tom Wade MD
Here are two great podcasts on the 2015 ACLS guidelines from Dr. Anton Helman’s site Emergency Medicine Cases:
- Episode 71 ACLS Guidelines 2015 – Cardiac Arrest Controversies Part 1 [Link is to the podcast and show notes] [Here is the link to the PDF of the show notes]
- Episode 72 ACLS Guidelines 2015 Post Arrest Care [Link is to the podcast and show notes] [Here is the link to the PDF of the show notes].
Dr. Weingart emphasizes that there is never a reason during basic or advanced cardiac life support to suspend cardiac compression for endotracheal intubation. Intubation must be performed during ongoing cardiac compression. He recommends use of the bougie and use of video laryngoscopy. With that in mind, here are here is a link to some relevant videos:
- Using The Bougie For Endotracheal Intubation – Great YouTube Videos From Drs. Mellick and Weingart
Posted on May 31, 2016 by Tom Wade MD
And here are the links to NEW Web-Based Integrated Guidelines:
This site blends the 2015 and 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC into a new online interface. Explore and search all guidelines from your desktop or mobile device
- Part 1: Executive Summary
- Part 2: Evidence Evaluation
- Part 3: Ethical Issues
- Part 4: Systems of Care & CQI
- Part 5: ABLS and CPR Quality
- Part 6: Alt. Tech. and Anc. Devices
- Part 7: ACLS
- Part 8: Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
- Part 9: ACS
- Part 10: Special Circumstances
- Part 11: PBLS & CPR Quality
- Part 12: Pediatric ALS
- Part 13: Neonatal Resuscitation
- Part 14: Education
