Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) impacts mul-tiple key links in the chain of
survival that include interventions to prevent cardiac arrest, treat cardiac arrest, and improve …

Erweiterte lebensrettende Maßnahmen für Erwachsene („advanced life support “, ALS)
kommen zum Einsatz, nachdem Basismaßnahmen zur Wiederbelebung („basic life support …

Importance The optimal approach to airway management during out-of-hospital cardiac
arrest is unknown. Objective To determine whether a supraglottic airway device (SGA) is …

Adult advanced life support (ALS) includes advanced interventions after basic life support
has started and when appropriate an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been used …

Heart rhythms associated with cardiac arrest are divided into two groups: shockable rhythms
(ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT)) and non-shockable rhythms …

Importance Tracheal intubation is common during adult in-hospital cardiac arrest, but little is
known about the association between tracheal intubation and survival in this setting …

AIMS: To compare quality of CPR during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with and without
automated feedback. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consecutive adult, out-of-hospital …

Note From the Writing Group: Throughout this article, the reader will notice combinations of
superscripted letters and numbers (eg,“Cricoid Pressure ALS-CPR&A-007B”). These …

BACKGROUND: Rapid establishment of a patent airway in ill or injured patients is a priority
for prehospital rescue personnel. Out-of-hospital tracheal intubation can be challenging …

The topics reviewed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
Advanced Life Support Task Force are grouped as follows:(1) airway and ventilation,(2) …