At the end of 2010, The Australian Resuscitation Council(ARC) and ILCOR (International Liaison committee on Resuscitation) met in Portugal to discuss any changes needed to CPR.
Below is what the came out with and the new changes have come into affect in January 2011.
You can also see these changes and any other ARC guidelines on their website http://www.resus.org.au/
The changes that have been made are: New step "S" for Send for Help and 2 INITIAL Rescue breaths have been removed. The ARC also states that is rescuers are Unwilling or unable to perform rescue breathing with CPR, then Chest compressions only may be given.
So the Basic Life Support Chart now looks like this:
D - Check for DANGER -is there a danger to you or the casualty?
R- Check for a Response -Are they responsive
S- Send for Help - Call an ambulance on 000 or 112
A - Check their Airway - Is it Open and Clear?
B- Check for Breathing - Are they breathing effectively? (If they are unconscious and breathing they must be rolled on their side into the recovery position
C- Commence CPR - 30 compressions and 2 breaths
D-Attach an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) if one is available and follow the prompts.
For anyone reading this, we sincerely hope you never have to do CPR. However if the life of a family member or friend is at stake, then the flow chart above may help you save their life.
So that's it for today. If there are any topics you would like to know more about, let us know and we can do a post about it for you.
The NFTI Team
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