[Basic life support].

Theresa M Olasveengen, Federico Semeraro, Giuseppe Ristagno, Maaret Castren, Anthony Handley, Artem Kuzovlev, Koenraad G Monsieurs, Violetta Raffay, Michael Smyth, Jasmeet Soar, Hildigunnur Svavarsdóttir, Gavin D Perkins

Notfall & rettungsmedizin · 2021-01-01 · Guideline / consensus

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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.

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Automated external defibrillator · Bystanders

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