Pass ACLS Tip of the Day

By: Paul Taylor
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  • 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.
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Episodes
  • The Importance of Early CPR & Defibrillation

    The Importance of Early CPR & Defibrillation
    Jan 31 2025

    Two factors to cardiac arrest survivability that have been clearly shown to make the biggest difference is continuous, high-quality CPR and early defibrillation.

    The most common dysrhythmia present during the first few minutes of cardiac arrest is ventricular fibrillation.

    The chance of successful defibrillation decreases every minute that passes.

    How our chance of successfully defibrillating a patient into a perfusing rhythm significantly changes when good CPR is delivered vs when it isn't.

    Why bystander CPR is important for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes.

    The role of the CPR coach.

    Five tips to aid us in limiting CPR interruptions to less than 10 seconds so we can maintain a chest compression fraction (CCF) of at least 80%.

    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
  • Quantitative Waveform Capnography

    Quantitative Waveform Capnography
    Jan 30 2025

    Quantitative waveform capnography is used in ACLS as a way to confirm good CPR and placement of an endotracheal tube; identify return of spontaneous circulation; and during post-cardiac arrest care.

    We can use waveform capnography with, and without, an advanced airway in place.

    Monitoring end tidal CO2 during rescue breathing.

    Use of capnography to objectively measure good CPR.

    Capnography is a preferred method of confirming endotracheal tube (ETT) placement over x-ray during a code.

    During CPR, a sudden increase in ETCO2 may indicate ROSC.

    Quantitative waveform capnography use in the post-cardiac arrest algorithm.

    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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    5 mins
  • Vagal Maneuvers

    Vagal Maneuvers
    Jan 29 2025

    Patients with a narrow complex tachycardia with a rate over 150 BPM are in SVT.

    Unstable patients in SVT, or V-Tach with a pulse, should be cardioverted with a synchronized shock.

    Assessment & treatment of stable tachycardic patients.

    Commonly used vagal techniques.

    A less common technique to stimulate the vagus nerve is the dive reflex.

    Indications and use of Adenosine for stable patients in SVT refractory to vagal maneuvers.

    Possible treatments for patients found to be in A-Fib or A-Flutter with RVR after administration of Adenosine.

    Carotid sinus massage.

    Additional medical podcasts that have episodes on tachycardia can be found on the pod resources page at passacls.com.

    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

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