The American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support. At Wake, they train us in this before third year, so hypothetically we could actually run a code - you know, "Push 1 mg of epi! CLEAR! SHOCK!" Needless to say, most of us forget it before we could ever use it. It's a good thing you have to recertify every so often.
see Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support. The treatment provided by paramedics to patients in cardiopulmonary arrest, including providing basic life support, patient monitoring, arrhythmia interpretation, defibrillation, intubation, and administration of intravenous drugs. ACLS is the fourth link in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support. Medical interventions used to treat victims of respiratory and/or cardiac emergencies and stroke, including invasive techniques such as intubation and administration of drugs.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support. The knowledge and skills necessary to treat cardiopulmonary arrest. Includes basic life support, as well as techniques for patient monitoring, arrhythmia interpretation, defibrillation, intubation, and administration of intravenous drugs.