Engelsk titel: Rescue breathing is still a part of basic life support
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Författare:
Krarup NH
;
Löfgren B
Email: nhkrarup@gmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 25
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 09111994
Sammanfattning
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) consisting of mouth-to-mouth ventilation and chest compressions improves survival from cardiac arrest. Bystanders perform CPR only in a minority of cardiac arrests. To improve the number of bystanders initiating CPR, the American Heart Association recommends that laypersons omit rescue breathing and perform Hands-only CPR. In this paper studies on Hands-only CPR are reviewed. Currently, the evidence is insufficient to herald immediate changes to CPR guidelines and further research is warranted.