New international consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation

摘要: Guidelines recommend CPR with a compression to ventilation ratio of 30:2 This week authoritative new international guidelines for managing cardiopulmonary arrest have been published. They arise from global cooperation coordinated by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.1 The committee was established in 1992, and 2000 produced first intended use.2 recommendations 2005 are described as “consensus science,” they reflect growing recognition that different countries regions varied resources needs. The consensus statement provides both content framework main councils can use adapt produce their own broadly similar common core key resuscitation arrest. Both European Resuscitation Council drawn it be downloaded www.erc.edu.3 4 American Heart Association published simultaneously.5 6 The adopted (UK) without modification (www.resus.org.uk).7 principal changes since welcome and, basis available science, expected. thrust, supported much evidence, is greater emphasis optimal performance chest compressions. Many believe failure show any appreciable increase survival rates over recent decades …