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Basic Life Support

  • Dispatcher/Telecommunicator-Assisted CPR
  • Special Circumstances
  • Management of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
  • Post-Resuscitation Care
  • Opioid-Associated Emergencies
  • Defibrillation
  • Drowning Process Resuscitation
  • CPR Techniques and Sequence
  • Assessment
  • Early Access

Advanced Life Support

  • Intra-Arrest: Airway and Ventilation Management
  • Defibrillation
  • Intra-arrest Prognostication
  • Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest and ROSC: Prediction of Poor Neurological Outcome
  • Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest and ROSC: Prediction of Good Neurological Outcome
  • Initial Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Adults
  • Drowning Process Resuscitation
  • CPR Techniques and Process
  • Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
  • Special Circumstances
  • Intra-Cardiac Arrest Diagnostic Interventions
  • Drug Therapy and Vascular Access

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

  • Neuroprognostication After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest and ROSC: Prediction of Good Neurological Outcome
  • Pediatric Shock Care
  • Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
  • Drug Therapy and Vascular Access
  • Pediatric CPR: Techniques and Process
  • Early Access

Neonatal Advanced Life Support

  • Airway and Ventilation Management
  • Duration of Resuscitation at Birth
  • CPR Techniques and Process
  • Post-Resuscitation Care
  • Prognostication
  • Drug Therapy and Vascular Access
  • Monitoring at Birth
  • Neonatal Resuscitation

Resuscitation Education Science

  • Cognitive Aids and Technology
  • Training and Education
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes

Code Cards

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support Code Card

    • Pediatric Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
    • Pediatric Bradycardia with a Pulse
    • Pediatric General Shock
    • Pediatric Respiratory Distress or Failure
    • Pediatric Septic Shock
    • Pediatric Suspected or Known Opioid Toxicity
    • Pediatric Systematic Assessment
    • Pediatric Tachycardia with a Pulse
    • Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
    • Priorities of Pediatric Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
  • Advanced Life Support Code Card

    • Adult Acute Stroke
    • Adult Bradyarrhythmia
    • Adult Cardiac Arrest
    • Adult Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy
    • Adult Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
    • Adult Suspected or Known Opioid Toxicity
    • Adult Systematic Assessment
    • Adult Tachyarrhythmia
    • Sepsis and Septic Shock
    • Adult Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Basic Life Support Code Card

    • Basic Life Support: Pregnant Patients
    • Suspected or Known Opioid Overdose: Adults, Children and Infants
    • Basic Life Support: Adults and Adolescents
    • Basic Life Support: Children and Infants
    • Obstructed Airway: Adults, Children and Infants
  • Neonatal Advanced Life Support

    • Newborn Resuscitation

Infographics

  • Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound During Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest
  • Routine Suctioning of Amniotic Fluid at Birth
  • Retention of CPR Skills After Training
  • Recovery Position
  • Pediatric Early Warning Signs
  • Minimizing Pauses During CPR
  • 5 Take-Home Messages for High-Quality CPR
  • When to do a Pulse Check During CPR

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Common Abbreviations

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References 

Basic Life Support

Advanced Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Neonatal Advanced Life Support

Resuscitation Education Science