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ACLS Case Study 1: In-Hospital

While interning at a nearby hospital, you enter the room of a 27-year-old male patient admitted the previous evening for chronic abdominal pain and a history of gastrointestinal ulcers. You find him unresponsive in bed. A half-eaten sandwich sits on the bedside table, suggesting he may have been eating shortly before the event. A rapid initial assessment reveals the following:

Vital Signs
  • Pulse rate, Blood pressure, Respiratory rate, Temperature: Unobtainable
Physiological systems
  • Integumentary: Moist, cool
  • Cardiovascular: No palpable pulse
  • Respiratory: Visible chest rising, no audible respirations
  • Neurological: Unresponsive

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