title: ACLS update. What you must know, now!
abstract: The latest resuscitation guidelines from the American Heart Association expand the scope of emergency care and emphasize interventions with proven safety and usefulness. Here's what new therapies are in, and what gold standards are out because of a lack of strong supporting evidence.
authors.affiliation: Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, N.J., USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Metules
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014667:Vasopressins