Advanced Cardiac Life Support: 2016 Singapore Guidelines.

Author: Chi Keong CHING ¹ ; Siew Hon Benjamin LEONG ² ; Siang Jin Terrance CHUA ¹ ; Swee Han LIM ³ ; Kenneth HENG ⁴ ; Sohil POTHIAWALA ³ ; Venkataraman ANANTHARAMAN ³ ; null
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1. Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
2. Emergency Medicine Department, National University Health System, Singapore.
3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
4. Emergency Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: advanced cardiac life support; cardiac arrest; cardiac drugs; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; reversible causes
From:Singapore medical journal 2017;58(7):360-372
CountrySingapore
Language:English
Abstract: The main areas of emphasis in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines are: early recognition of cardiac arrest and call for help; good-quality chest compressions; early defibrillation when applicable; early administration of drugs; appropriate airway management ensuring normoventilation; and delivery of appropriate post-resuscitation care to enhance survival. Of note, it is important to monitor the quality of the various care procedures. The resuscitation team needs to reduce unnecessary interruptions to chest compressions in order to maintain adequate coronary perfusion pressure during the ACLS drill. In addition, the team needs to continually look out for reversible causes of the cardiac arrest.