Good article but I take serious issue with this line,
"The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) guidelines have been the
gold standard in preparing a physician to care for a patient in dire circumstances."
Really? You want another shot at writing that line?
A two day course that can be taken by physicians, nurses, medical students is the
gold standard for skills in resuscitation and taking care of patients in "dire circumstances"?
I known he meant well, and said it out of respect for the course (which is a good course) but frankly, that's hilarious.
How about completing a residency in Emergency Medicine and passing those boards?
Or how about a critical care fellowship and passing those boards?
I'd nominated those two for for the gold standard, not a two day course for doctors and noctors alike.
But generally, I agree you need to be ready for when the inevitable patient crashes, are at least ready enough not to look like a doofus when you panic and it turns out your patient only vagaled. But I must say, it can be hard to do calmly and with poise, unless you've been through it too many times to count.
