In 2010, the American Heart Association and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation updated their CPR guidelines.
The importance of high quality CPR (sufficient rate and depth without excessively ventilating) was emphasized.
The order of interventions was changed for all age groups except newborns from airway, breathing, chest compressions (ABC) to chest compressions, airway, breathing (CAB).
An exception to this recommendation is for those believed to be in a respiratory arrest (airway obstruction, drug overdose, etc.).
The most important aspect of CPR are: few interruptions of chest compressions, a sufficient speed and depth of compressions, completely relaxing pressure between compressions, and not ventilating too much.
It is unclear if a few minutes of CPR before defibrillation results in different outcomes than immediate defibrillation.
In 2010, the American Heart Association and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation updated their CPR guidelines. The importance of high quality CPR (sufficient rate and depth without excessively ventilating) was emphasized. The order of interventions was changed for all age groups except newborns from airway, breathing, chest compressions (ABC) to chest compressions, airway, breathing (CAB). An exception to this recommendation is for those believed to be in a respiratory arrest (airway obstruction, drug overdose, etc.). The most important aspect of CPR are: few interruptions of chest compressions, a sufficient speed and depth of compressions, completely relaxing pressure between compressions, and not ventilating too much. It is unclear if a few minutes of CPR before defibrillation results in different outcomes than immediate defibrillation.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation