Neonatal Resuscitation Algorithm Video Transcript:Hi, everyone. Welcome back. In today’s video, we’re going to review the 2015 updated treatment algorithm for neonatal resuscitation, having babies. If you’re in the field and you get called for someone having a baby, right away you’re thinking this: “I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ babies.” Then you look at your partner, and you […]
Adult Cardiac Arrest – Ventricular Fibrillation Video Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute, and welcome back to Rapid Algorithm Review. Today, ventricular fibrillation. Step 1. Establish unresponsiveness. Poke ‘em with a stick. Establish unresponsiveness and check for breathing. Again, you’re just looking for breathing no more than about 5 seconds. If the patient is unresponsive, not breathing, immediately call the […]
Adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm – Asystole/PEA Video Transcript:Hi. I’m Mark for ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s video, we’re going to review another arrest algorithm with the focus on asystole and PEA. Let’s take a look at our arrest algorithm. Of course, it starts with establishing unresponsiveness, getting some help coming, activating the EMS or calling the cod if you’re in the […]
Bradycardia Algorithm Video Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. Welcome to Rapid Algorithm Review. First up, bradycardia. Step one, assess for bradycardia, which is generally a pulse below 50. Next, try to figure out what’s causing this bradycardia. Ask the patient, “What’s your normal heart rate?” If they’re an athlete, it may normally be low. Again, […]
Acute Coronary Syndrome Algorithm Video Hi. I’m Mark for ACLS Certification Institute. Welcome back to another Rapid Algorithm Review. Today we’re going to cover ACS (acute coronary syndrome). It all starts with the patient, the patient’s presentation. When we think about heart attacks and acute coronary syndrome, we tend to think of the typical symptoms: chest pain, shortness of […]
Wide Complex Tachycardia Video Transcript:Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s Megacode review, we’re covering wide-complex tachycardias. What makes a wide-complex tachycardia different from a narrow-complex tachycardia? It’s the width of the QRS. The literature says that if the QRS width is greater than 0.12 seconds, it’s considered a wide-complex tachycardia. When in doubt, treat for […]
Narrow Complex Regular Tachycardia Video Hi. Welcome back. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s video segment, we’re going to cover another Megacode algorithm. However, in this one our patient starts out in a narrow-complex tachycardia, so I want to take a few minutes and just review narrow-complex tachycardias. Remember, a tachycardia is any rhythm that has a […]
Narrow Complex Irregular Tachycardia Video Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s Megacode review, we’re going to cover narrow-complex irregular tachycardias because the treatment is different than that of regular narrow-complex tachycardias. Quick review: What makes a narrow-complex tachycardia a narrow-complex tachycardia? We’re looking at the width of the QRS complex. The width of the QRS should […]
Heart Blocks Review Video Transcript:Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s video series, we’re going to talk about interpreting and recognizing heart blocks on your ECG tracing. First, let’s take a look at a regular cardiac complex, starting with the P wave. P waves should be rounded and upright, and a P wave denotes atrial depolarization […]
