scholarly journals New guidelines for resuscitation in adults

Medicina ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Dinas Vaitkaitis ◽  
Vidas Pilvinis ◽  
Andrius Pranskūnas ◽  
Nedas Jasinskas ◽  
Paulius Dobožinskas
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
European Resuscitation Council ◽  
Resuscitation Guidelines ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
Cardiovascular Care ◽  
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction ◽  
External Defibrillator

Five years after the last issue of the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care, in 2005 American Heart Association and European Resuscitation Council published new guidelines. In this review, basic life support (BLS) technique, indications for use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), recognition of sudden cardiac arrest, and management of choking (foreign-body airway obstruction) are presented according to the “Resuscitation Guidelines 2005.”

Interprofessional education and social interaction: The use of automated external defibrillators in team-based basic life support

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-148
Author(s):  
Arif Onan ◽  
Nurettin Simsek
Keyword(s):  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Automated External Defibrillator ◽  
Automated External Defibrillators ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
External Defibrillator

Automated external defibrillators are pervasive computing devices designed for the treatment and management of acute sudden cardiac arrest. This study aims to explain users’ actual use behavior in teams formed by different professions taken after a short time span of interaction with automated external defibrillator. Before the intervention, all the participants were certified with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support for healthcare providers. A statistically significant difference was revealed in mean individual automated external defibrillator technical skills between uniprofessional and interprofessional groups. The technical automated external defibrillator team scores were greater for groups with interprofessional than for those with uniprofessional education. The nontechnical automated external defibrillator skills of interprofessional and uniprofessional teams revealed differences in advantage of interprofessional teams. Students positively accept automated external defibrillators if well-defined and validated training opportunities to use them expertly are available. Uniprofessional teams were successfully supported by their members and, thereby, used automated external defibrillator effectively. Furthermore, the interprofessional approach resulted in as much effective teamwork as the uniprofessional approach.

scholarly journals A summative assessment of theoretical and practical competencies in BLS-AED-An empirical research methodology to obtain quantitative results

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Jordi Castillo García ◽  
Carmen Gomar Sancho ◽  
Encarnación Rodríguez Higueras ◽  
Joan Maria Estrada Masllorens ◽  
Alberto Gallart Fernández-Puebla
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Summative Assessment ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
European Resuscitation Council ◽  
Global Competency ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Multiple Choice Questionnaire ◽  
External Defibrillator

Background and objective: The evaluation in basic life support (BLS) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training courses is mostly formative. The objective of the study was to evaluate a quantitative assessment with an established cut-off level of 7 out of 10.Methods: The course was designed in accordance with the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). For the evaluation a high-fidelity manikin was available (Laerdal® Resusci Anne QCPR). A multiple-choice questionnaire (MCQ) was used to test knowledge, and the practical skills with a high-fidelity manikin.Results: About 68.2% and 34.1% obtained a score greater than 7 in knowledge and skills as evaluated by the nurse educator, immediately after the training. When the skills illustrated by the manikin were included, the results fell to 11.4% and 2.3%, respectively.Conclusions: A summative assessment of theoretical and practical competencies with a cut-off level of 7 demonstrates that global competency in BLS-AED is not achieved and some other strategies should be introduced in the current courses.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN OBJECTIVE TESTS ON BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Fernando Barbosa Tavares ◽  
Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra ◽  
Fernando Rocha Oliveira ◽  
Luiz Vinícius De Alcantara Sousa ◽  
Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Objective Tests ◽  
Previous Training

Introduction: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a serious public health problem and represents one of the leading causes of death in the world. In emergency situations the assessment of the victim and care must be effective, to reduce negative outcomes and to increase the survival rate. Objective: To analyze graduation students in the Health Sciences through objective testing on Basic Life Support (BLS). Methods: This is a descriptive, observational and cross sectional study, performed in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The study population consisted of 664 graduation students in Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Nutrition and Occupational Therapy. Data collection occurred through an instrument in the form of objective tests based on the guidelines for Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association. For analysis the Shapiro-Wilk, Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. The adopted confidence level was 95%. The statistical program used was Stata 11.0. Result: There was found to be a prevalence of students who were female (82.23%), single (77.56%), on the physiotherapy course (53.16%), in the freshmen year (32.2%) with previous training (54.45%) and with a median age of 22 years old. When the association between the scores was analyzed according to sex, marital status, previous training, course and year of study, the relation between the number of correct answers and previous training, course and year of study showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.001). Conclusion: 99.9% of subjects had lower score than the minimum score of 84% of Americam Heart Association, which characterizes insufficient knowledge about the basic support of life theme. Thus, there is need for continued training of health sciences students on the subject, at the undergraduate level.

Nieuwe richtlijnen 2021 voor cardiopulmonale reanimatie bij volwassenen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. WYFFELS ◽  
J. KLEIN OVINK ◽  
PH. DEWOLF
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Advanced Life Support ◽  
Treatment Recommendations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
European Resuscitation Council ◽  
Liaison Committee ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
Erc Guidelines

New guidelines 2021 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults. In March 2021, the new European Resuscitation Council (ERC) guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were presented in Antwerp (Belgium). Every 5 years, these guidelines are renewed. They are based on the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2020 Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR). In this manuscript, the most important aspects of these guidelines are summarized. Furthermore, the changes with regard to the guidelines of 2015 are emphasized. Basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS) and post-resuscitation care are discussed. The 2021 guidelines can be downloaded from the internet (http://www.erc.edu).

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