Circulation 2005; 112: 47-50; originally published online Nov 28, 2005 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA. 105.166555 Circulation is published by the American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Tx 72514 Copyright o 2005 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online
This publication presents the 2005 American Heart Asso- the evidence review, and (3)draft treatment recommenda- ciation(AHA)guidelines for cardiopulmonary resusci- tions. They then completed worksheets that provided the tation( CPR)and emergency
Frhythms produce pulseless cardiac arrest: ventricular effective for fluid resuscitation, drug delivery, and blood fibrillation (VF), rapid ventricular tachycardia (VT), sampling for laboratory evaluation, and is attainable in all age useless electrical activity(PEA), and asystole. Surviva
Acute Coronary Syndromes cute myocardial infarction (AMD and unstable angina rest \and Part 7.3: \Management of Symptomatic Brady- ollec-cardia and Tachycardia\) An overview of recommended care for the ACS patient is illustrated in Figure 1, the Acute Coronary Syndromes
Asthma accounts for >2 million emergency department Primary Therapy visits and 5000 to 6000 deaths annually in the United Orygen States, many occurring in the prehospital setting. Severe Provide oxygen to all patients with severe asthma, even those
Anaphylaxis is a severe, systemic allergic reaction char- fatal reaction occurs within 10 to 15 minutes. Cardiovas- acterized by multisystem involvement, including cular collapse is the most common mechanism. 3-5 skin, airway, vascular system, and gastrointestinal trac
intentional hypothermia is a serious and preventable Severe(30C <30C [86. is associated with marked depression of (86F), provide active internal rewarming
