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Article: CPR by Chest Compression Alone.
- Article from:
- Clinical Cardiology Alert
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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CPR by Chest Compression Alone
abstract & commentary
Synopsis: Dispatcher-instructed chest compression-plus-ventilation is not superior to dispatcher-instructed chest compression-only in the emergency management of cardiac arrest.
Source: Hallstrom A, et al. N Engl J Med 2000;342: 1546-1553.
For many years, the recommended technique for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has involved Airway management, rescue Breathing and chest compression-induced Circulation (ABC CPR). Recently, the advisability of including ventilation in basic CPR has been questioned. In this paper, Hallstrom and colleagues report the results of a study ...