Part 1: executive summary: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
The goal of therapy for bradycardia or tachycardia is to rapidly identify and treat patients who are hemodynamically unstable or symptomatic due to the arrhythmia. Drugs or, when appropriate, pacing may be used to control unstable or symptomatic bradycardia. Cardioversion or drugs or both may be used to control unstable or symptomatic tachycardia. ACLS providers should closely monitor stable patients pending expert consultation and should be prepared to aggressively treat those with evidence of decompensation.
Field
John M
JM
Hazinski
Mary Fran
MF
Sayre
Michael R
MR
Chameides
Leon
L
Schexnayder
Stephen M
SM
Hemphill
Robin
R
Samson
Ricardo A
RA
Kattwinkel
John
J
Berg
Robert A
RA
Bhanji
Farhan
F
Cave
Diana M
DM
Jauch
Edward C
EC
Kudenchuk
Peter J
PJ
Neumar
Robert W
RW
Peberdy
Mary Ann
MA
Perlman
Jeffrey M
JM
Sinz
Elizabeth
E
Travers
Andrew H
AH
Berg
Marc D
MD
Billi
John E
JE
Eigel
Brian
B
Hickey
Robert W
RW
Kleinman
Monica E
ME
Link
Mark S
MS
Morrison
Laurie J
LJ
O'Connor
Robert E
RE
Shuster
Michael
M
Callaway
Clifton W
CW
Cucchiara
Brett
B
Ferguson
Jeffrey D
JD
Rea
Thomas D
TD
Vanden Hoek
Terry L
TL
D000572:American Heart Association; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States