title: Emergency Neurologic Life Support (ENLS): Evolution of Management in the First Hour of a Neurological Emergency.
abstract: Emergency neurological life support (ENLS) is an educational program designed to provide users advisory instruction regarding management for the first few hours of a neurological emergency. The content of the course is divided into 14 modules, each addressing a distinct category of neurological injury. The course is appropriate for practitioners and providers from various backgrounds who work in environments of variable medical complexity. The focus of ENLS is centered on a standardized treatment algorithm, checklists to guide early patient care, and a structured format for communication of findings and concerns to other healthcare professionals. Certification and training in ENLS is hosted by the Neurocritical Care Society. This document introduces the concept of ENLS and describes the revisions that constitute this second version.
authors.affiliation: Neurocritical Care and Cerebrovascular Diseases, OhioHealth, Columbus, OH, USA. chad.miller2@ohiohealth.com.
authors.forename: Chad M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.affiliation: City College of San Francisco Paramedic Program, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corry
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science and Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brophy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Wade S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Algorithm; Critical care; Emergency; Neurocritical care; Resuscitation