Pass ACLS Tip of the Day

By: Paul Taylor
  • Summary

  • Like a daily audio flash card. This podcast is intended to aid any medical professional preparing for an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) class. Each one-to-nine minute Flash Briefing-style episode covers one of the skills needed to recognize a stroke or cardiac emergency and work as a high-performing team to deliver quality care. Listening to a tip-of-the-day for 14-30 days prior to a class will help cement core concepts that have been shown to improve outcomes in patients suffering a heart attack, cardiac arrest, or stroke. In addition to the chain of survival core concepts and ACLS algorithms, specific information needed to pass the written exam and megacode following the 2020 guidelines is presented. Healthcare providers that are already ACLS certified may find listening a helpful reminder. Disclaimer: This podcast is a supplement to your course's approved text book and videos - not a replacement. The information presented is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Medical professionals should follow their local laws, agency protocols, and act only within their scope of practice.
    Copyright 2023 Paul Taylor
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Episodes
  • EMS and Transportation to the Most Appropriate Facility
    Dec 20 2024

    The chain of survival for a cardiac emergency and stroke start the same:

    1. preparedness & recognition of an emergency;

    2. activation of EMS;

    3. delivery of Advanced Life Support; and

    4. transporting to the most appropriate facility.

    ALS ambulances are staffed with paramedics who have training in ACLS skills.

    Why EMS "Destination Protocols" for suspected stroke and STEMI make a difference.

    ACLS’s timed benchmarks for:

    • point of first medical contact to PCI for ST elevation MI;
    • door to tPA for ischemic stroke; and
    • onset of symptoms to EVT for LVO strokes.

    Why EMS should bypass a close hospital to transport a STEMI or suspected stroke patient to a hospital capable of 24/7 PCI or a certified stroke center.

    Check out the Pod Resource page at passacls.com for links to the "EMS On Air" podcast for links to episodes that look at EMS's role in stroke outcomes in the rural vs urban area.

    Connect with me:

    Website: https://passacls.com

    @Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn


    Give Back & Help Others:

    Your support helps cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting so that others can benefit from these ACLS tips as well. Donations via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.


    Good luck with your ACLS class!

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    6 mins
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
    Dec 19 2024

    Performing good CPR and delivering a shock as soon as possible to a patient in Ventricular Fibrillation or pulseless V-Tach are the two most critical interventions that have been shown to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest.

    Studies have demonstrated significantly better out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival outcomes in communities with robust public CPR training and public access/first responder AEDs.

    The general use of AED including:

    • indications for use;
    • attaching the AED pads;
    • following verbal prompts; and safely administering a shock.

    Following the Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm while using an AED.

    Contraindications to AED use.

    General safety considerations to remember.

    Connect with me:

    Website: https://passacls.com

    @Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn


    Give Back & Help Others:

    Your support helps cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting so that others can benefit from these ACLS tips as well. Donations via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.


    Good luck with your ACLS class!

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    6 mins
  • Asystole & Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
    Dec 18 2024

    For apneic patients without a carotid pulse or patients with only gasping/agonal respirations, we will follow the Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm.

    For pulseless patients that the AED doesn't advise a shock, the patient's ECG shows asystole, or a non-perfusing organized rhythm (PEA), we will follow the right side of the Adult Cardiac Arrest algorithm.

    Initial steps are aimed at delivery of high-quality CPR to keep the brain and vital organs alive.

    Epinephrine administration.

    Placement of an advanced airway.

    Considering possible reversible H & T causes of cardiac arrest including three common causes of PEA and their emergent interventions.

    When we should discontinue resuscitation efforts and call the code.

    Connect with me:

    Website: https://passacls.com

    @Pass-ACLS-Podcast on LinkedIn


    Give Back & Help Others:

    Your support helps cover the monthly cost of software and podcast & website hosting so that others can benefit from these ACLS tips as well. Donations via Buy Me a Coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/paultaylor are appreciated.


    Good luck with your ACLS class!

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    7 mins

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