Open AccessAdvanced Cardiac Life Support Training
Author(s) -
Edward J. Despott,
F. Schreiber
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
digestion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1421-9867
pISSN - 0012-2823
DOI - 10.1159/000285587
Subject(s) - sedation , medicine , basic life support , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , quality of life (healthcare) , resuscitation , respiratory distress , advanced life support , quality assurance , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , nursing , emergency medicine , anesthesia , external quality assessment , pathology
The OMED/ESGE consensus statements of the International Symposium on Sedation in Endoscopy, Athens, September 2009, in keeping with guidelines and position statements published by other societies, underline the need for sedation providers to be adequately trained in dealing with scenarios involving patients in respiratory and/or cardiovascular distress. This training should prepare the sedation provider with the necessary acumen to prevent, recognize and remedy sedation-related emergencies. Life support training that adheres to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines should be a mandatory component of this instruction that should be governed by formal assessment and quality assurance reappraisal.