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Basic Life Support: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. ARC and NZRC Guideline 2010
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01422_7.x
Subject(s) - resuscitation , medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , guideline , basic life support , advanced life support , medical emergency , citation , library science , emergency medicine , pathology , computer science
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the technique of chest compressions combined with rescue breathing. The purpose of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is to temporarily maintain a circulation sufficient to preserve brain function until specialised treatment is available. Rescuers must start CPR if the victim is unresponsive and not breathing normally. Even if the victim takes occasional gasps, rescuers should start CPR. [Class A; LOE IV] CPR should commence with chest compressions. [Class B; LOE extrapolated evidence] Interruptions to chest compressions must be minimised. [Class A; LOE IV, extrapolated evidence] In victims who need resuscitation, bystander CPR dramatically increases the chance of survival. Bystander CPR rarely leads to harm in victims who are eventually found not to have suffered cardiac arrest: bystander CPR should be actively encouraged. [Class B; LOE Expert Consensus Opinion]