American Heart Association Issues New Guidelines for Emergency Cardiovascular Care
The most significant changes in the guidelines attempt to simplify CPR instruction, to increase the number of chest compressions delivered per minute, and to reduce interruptions in chest compressions during CPR. Some of the most significant new recommendations are as follows:
(these are just a few of the changes)
The lay rescuer no longer needs to assess signs of circulation before beginning chest compressions but should instead be taught to deliver 2 rescue breaths to the unresponsive victim who is not breathing and to then begin chest compressions immediately.
Instructions for rescue breaths are simplified: all breaths, whether delivered mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask, bag-mask, or bag-to–advanced airway, should be given over 1 second with sufficient volume to achieve visible chest rise.
The lay rescuer no longer needs to be trained in rescue breathing without chest compressions.
A single (universal) compression-to-ventilation ratio of 30:2 is recommended for single rescuers of victims of all ages, except for newborn infants. This recommendation should simplify teaching and provide longer periods of uninterrupted chest compressions.
Article
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/518206?src=mp
American Heart Association 2005 Guidelines for CPR and ECC
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035517
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