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2. Advanced cardiac life support - Wikipedia

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   Advanced cardiac life support, advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest, using advanced medical procedures, medications, and techniques.

3. Pediatric advanced life support - Wikipedia

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   Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) is a course offered by the American Heart Association (AHA) for health care providers who take care of children and infants in the emergency room, critical care and intensive care units in the hospital, and out of hospital (emergency medical services (EMS)). The course teaches healthcare providers how to ...

4. American Heart Association - Wikipedia

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   The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.

5. Advanced life support - Wikipedia

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   An advanced life support paramedic unit of Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue used for EMS in Palm Beach County, Florida.. Advanced Life Support (ALS) is a set of life saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).

6. Hs and Ts - Wikipedia

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   Hypoglycemia was removed from the Hs and Ts by the American Heart Association in their 2010 ACLS update. [5] The association between hypoglycemia and sudden cardiac death is unclear. Moderate and severe hypoglycemia were both associated with increased mortality; however, giving dextrose is also associated with worse outcomes in one trial. [6]

7. Life support - Wikipedia

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   Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders ...