Talk:Advanced cardiac life support

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ACLS is "advanced cardiac life support." I corrected the error in this article where it was asserted that CPR is part of ACLS. CPR is NOT part of ACLS unless given by an advanced healthcare provider such as a paramedic or physician, typically in between administration of cardiac drugs or while a defibrillator is recharging. clarka April 7 2004

CPR is a part of ACLS. But ACLS is not necessarily a part of CPR. MoodyGroove 20:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

[edit] Removed this sentence

"The effectiveness of the entire set of ACLS interventions has been called into serious doubt."

I downloaded and read the reference provided, and it's clear that it only pertains to ACLS interventions in cardiopulmonary arrest. That is not the entire set of ACLS interventions. For example, when you give calcium gluconate to a patient with life threatening hyerkalemia, you are performing an ACLS intervention. Many therapies geared toward the peri-arrest patient are not called into question. I carried the reference over to the previous statement about the effectiveness of ACLS for cardiac arrest. Best, MoodyGroove 20:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove

[edit] Section on drowning

I removed this section (that was placed below the references):

Drowning is a major injury burden worldwide causing an estimated 500000 deaths annually [1]. In many countries, including the United States, the incidence of drowning is consistently highest among children younger than 5 years and next highest in those 15 to 19 years old [1]. In 2001, an estimated 4174 persons were treated in a US emergency department (ED) for nonfatal unintentional drowning injuries in recreational settings (including pools and natural bodies of water), and 3372 persons had fatal unintentional drowning injuries [2]. During this period, children younger than 5 years accounted for nearly 50% of US ED visits for drowning, and children 5 to 14 years, an additional 25%. Fatality rates were highest in those children less than 5 years. The etiology of drowning is multifactorial, varying with both age and geographic location [3]. Despite being a leading cause of injury and cardiac arrest in children, the average ED physician will only treat a small number of drowning victims annually.

To me it looks like this was a 'cut' and 'paste' from some other online resource. It also seems out of place in the article. It's all epidemiology and nothing about ACLS care of drowning victims. MoodyGroove 16:26, 28 April 2007 (UTC)MoodyGroove