[Basic life support]

Notf Rett Med. 2021;24(4):386-405. doi: 10.1007/s10049-021-00885-x. Epub 2021 Jun 2.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The European Resuscitation Council has produced these basic life support guidelines, which are based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations. The topics covered include cardiac arrest recognition, alerting emergency services, chest compressions, rescue breaths, automated external defibrillation (AED), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality measurement, new technologies, safety, and foreign body airway obstruction.

Der Europäische Rat für Wiederbelebung hat diese Leitlinie – Basismaßnahmen zur Wiederbelebung – auf Grundlage des International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations 2020 erstellt. Die behandelten Themen umfassen: Erkennen eines Herz-Kreislauf-Stillstands, Alarmierung des Rettungsdiensts, Herzdruckmassage (Thoraxkompressionen), Beatmung/Atemspende, automatisierte externe Defibrillation (AED), Qualitätsmessung der Wiederbelebung, neue Technologien, Sicherheit und Verlegung der Atemwege durch Fremdkörper.

Keywords: Automated external defibrillator; Basic life support; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chest compression; Emergency medical dispatch; Emergency medical services; Guidelines; Rescue breaths; Ventilation.

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