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The chain of survival is a representation of basic management of emergency cardiac events. The best chance a person has of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is if the following sequence of emergency care...
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device able to recognise shockable rhythms in a casualty having a cardiac event (VT or VF) and to deliver an electric shock to revert the heart to...
The heart sits in the middle of the chest behind the sternum, and extends towards the left side. It is a strong muscular pump, about the size of its owner’s clenched fist. It has...
Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death among individuals in the United States. While many individuals are unaware of what to do in a cardiac arrest setting, the general population knows...
Who Is ACLS Certification For? ACLS stands for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support. It is often mixed up with BLS, which stands for Basic Life Support. While there are similarities between the two, Advanced Cardiovascular...
ACLS stands for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support. The ACLS Certification is more complex than the Basic Life Support certification taken by health professionals. It entails restoring the normal breathing and heartbeat of a patient...
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for infants involves the delivery of chest compressions and rescue breaths to keep oxygenated blood flowing around the infant’s body until further help arrives. It is important that chest compressions are performed at...
