Immediate Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Algorithm - ACLS

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Follow Commands ?Version control: This document follows 2020 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC. American Heart Association guidelines are updated every ve years. If you are reading this page after December 2025, please contact for an update. Version your ACLS recerti cation online with the highest quality course at ACLS Training Center+1 of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)*Optimize Ventilation and OxygenationTreat Hypotension (SBP < 90 mm Hg)Maintain oxygen saturation >92% 98%Consider advanced airwayWaveform capnographyDo not hyperventilateIV/IO bolusVasopressor infusionConsider treatable causes12-lead ECGTargeted Temperature Management**Advanced Critical CareDoses/DetailsVentilation/Oxygenation Avoid excessive ventilationStart at 10 breaths/minand titrate to target PETCO2 of 35 40 mm HgWhen feasible.

Version control: This document is current with respect to 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC. These guidelines are current until they are replaced on October 2020.

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