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2. Advanced cardiac life support - Wikipedia

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   Advanced cardiac life support, advanced cardiovascular life support ( ACLS) refers to a set of clinical guidelines for the urgent and emergent treatment of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions that will cause or have caused cardiac arrest, using advanced medical procedures, medications, and techniques. ACLS expands on Basic Life Support ...

3. Anterior cruciate ligament injury - Wikipedia

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   An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. [1] The most common injury is a complete tear. [1] Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during injury, instability of the knee, and joint swelling. [1]

4. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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   Basic life support. Basic life support ( BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers (paramedics, nurses, physicians). It can be provided by trained medical personnel, such as emergency medical technicians, and ...

5. Torn ACLs may heal with therapy instead of surgery ... - AOL

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   In fact, 11 patients (14%) in the new study re-injured their ACL. However, Filbay said, she’s working with more than 60 people who have had surgery on one knee and completed the bracing protocol ...

6. Precordial thump - Wikipedia

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   Precordial thump is a medical procedure used in the treatment of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia under certain conditions. The procedure has a very low success rate, but may be used in those with witnessed, monitored onset of one of the "shockable" cardiac rhythms if a defibrillator is not immediately available.

7. Advanced trauma life support - Wikipedia

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   Advanced cardiac life support. Pediatric advanced life support. Fundamental critical care support. Advanced trauma life support ( ATLS) is a training program for medical providers in the management of acute trauma cases, developed by the American College of Surgeons. Similar programs exist for immediate care providers such as paramedics.