A Pocket Book of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2005

03_ERC_Guidelines_2005_Section2.pdf......Page 0
10_ERC_Guidelines_2005_Section9.pdf......Page 7
Introduction......Page 8
Adult BLS sequence......Page 9
Recognition of cardiorespiratory arrest......Page 13
Chest compression......Page 14
Recovery position......Page 15
Foreign-body airway obstruction (choking)......Page 16
Adult FBAO (choking) sequence......Page 17
Resuscitation of children (see also Section 6) and victims of drowning (see also Section 7c)......Page 18
Voice prompts......Page 19
Public access defibrillation programmes......Page 20
References......Page 21
A vital link in the chain of survival......Page 29
Safe use of oxygen during defibrillation......Page 30
Electrode position......Page 31
Coupling agents......Page 32
One-shock versus three-shock sequence......Page 33
Waveforms and energy levels......Page 34
First shock......Page 35
Precordial thump......Page 36
References......Page 37
Nature of the deficiencies in acute care......Page 42
Response to critical illness......Page 43
Guidelines for prevention of in-hospital cardiac arrest......Page 44
Immediate actions for a collapsed patient in a hospital......Page 45
The unresponsive patient......Page 46
Introduction......Page 47
Shockable rhythms (ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia)......Page 48
Airway and ventilation......Page 49
Anti-arrhythmic drugs......Page 50
Non-shockable rhythms (PEA and asystole)......Page 51
Causes of airway obstruction......Page 52
Jaw thrust......Page 53
Oropharyngeal airways......Page 54
Ventilation......Page 55
Self-inflating bag......Page 56
Laryngeal mask airway (LMA)......Page 57
The Combitube......Page 58
Tracheal intubation......Page 59
Confirmation of correct placement of the tracheal tube......Page 60
Adrenaline (epinephrine) versus vasopressin......Page 61
Adrenaline......Page 62
Lidocaine......Page 63
Atropine......Page 64
Buffers......Page 65
Drugs given via the tracheal tube......Page 66
Impedance threshold device (ITD)......Page 67
Principles of treatment......Page 68
Bradycardia......Page 69
Tachycardias......Page 71
Irregular broad complex tachycardia......Page 72
Regular narrow-complex tachycardia......Page 73
Amiodarone......Page 74
Introduction......Page 75
Cerebral perfusion......Page 76
Blood glucose control......Page 77
References......Page 78
Diagnostic tests in acute coronary syndromes......Page 90
Biomarkers......Page 91
Acetylsalicylic acid......Page 92
Primary percutaneous intervention......Page 93
Unfractionated heparin versus low-molecular-weight heparin in NSTEMI......Page 94
Clopidogrel......Page 95
References......Page 96
Guidelines changes......Page 100
Automated external defibrillators......Page 101
Sequence of action......Page 102
When to call for assistance......Page 104
Foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO)......Page 105
2. Conscious child with FBAO......Page 106
Prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest......Page 107
Airway......Page 108
Confirmation of correct tracheal tube placement......Page 109
Monitoring of breathing and ventilation......Page 110
Adrenaline (epinephrine)......Page 111
Vasopressin......Page 112
A and B......Page 113
VF/pulseless VT-shockable......Page 114
Drugs in shockable rhythms......Page 115
Stable arrhythmias......Page 116
Family presence guidelines......Page 117
Equipment and environment......Page 118
Classification according to initial assessment......Page 119
Circulatory support......Page 120
Stopping resuscitation......Page 122
Air or 100% oxygen......Page 123
Devices......Page 124
Glucose......Page 125
Withdrawing resuscitation efforts......Page 126
References......Page 127
Potassium homeostasis......Page 137
Patient not in cardiac arrest......Page 138
Treatment......Page 139
Specific therapeutic measures......Page 140
Opioid poisoning......Page 142
Epidemiology......Page 143
Rescue breathing......Page 144
Discontinuing resuscitation efforts......Page 145
Decision to resuscitate......Page 146
Rewarming......Page 147
Clinical presentation......Page 148
Drug therapy in heat stroke......Page 149
Oxygen......Page 150
Intravenous theophylline......Page 151
Modifications to standard ALS guidelines......Page 152
Aetiology......Page 153
Differential diagnosis......Page 154
Hydrocortisone......Page 155
Observation......Page 156
Internal cardiac massage......Page 157
Trauma secondary to medical events......Page 158
Hospital......Page 159
Airway management......Page 160
Overview......Page 161
Haemorrhage......Page 162
Consider gestational age......Page 163
Diagnosis......Page 164
References......Page 165
Principles......Page 173
When to withhold a resuscitation attempt......Page 174
Who should be consulted?......Page 175
Decision-making by non-physicians......Page 176
Family presence during resuscitation......Page 177
Training......Page 178
Contacting the family in the case of death without the relatives being present......Page 179
Closure......Page 180
References......Page 181
Methods......Page 183
Interchange of instructors......Page 184
The Immediate Life Support (ILS) course......Page 185
Course format......Page 186
Course format......Page 187
The Generic Instructor Course (GIC)......Page 188
Course content......Page 189
References......Page 190