Methods This multicenter, controlled clinical trial was conducted in 17 cities before and after advanced-life-support programs were instituted and enrolled 5638 patients who had had cardiac arrest ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17, 2025 -- The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit 3 South Unit Practice Council launched the first Surgical Cardiac Advanced Life Support ...

The AHA's ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend Fire & Rescue crews were busy learning a new technique Friday that can save more lives during their Advanced Cardiac Life Support training ...

One "critically" important update is on temperature control, Writing Group Chair Jon C. Rittenberger, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ...

The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...

In a shift from prior guidelines and two decades’ worth of practice, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests that for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest in whom ...