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Changes in the Management of Cardiac Arrest

Karl B. Kern, MD; Henry R. Halperin, MD; John Field, MD

JAMA. 2001;285:1267-1269.

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Approximately every 6 years the American Heart Association, in conjunction with a variety of other national and international organizations, has published a comprehensive review and recommendations for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care.^1-4 Recently the cycle was completed again with the publication of "Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care—International Consensus on Science" (referred to as the Guidelines).⁵ The American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and its 3 subcommittees (Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support [ACLS], and Pediatric Life Support [including Basic Life Support, ALS, and Neonatal]) share responsibility for updating these recommendations as new science becomes available. The latest report⁵ sets a new benchmark in comprehensive, evidence-based, international resuscitation guidelines.

Development of the Guidelines

Following the 1992 Guidelines,⁴ it was recognized that a more formal, evidence-based approach to resuscitation science was needed. A specific template was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Ventilation

Defibrillation

Circulatory Adjuncts

Pharmacology of ACLS

Asystole

Author Affiliations: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Subcommittee, American Heart Association, Dallas, Tex; University of Arizona College of Medicine, Sarver Heart Center, Tucson (Dr Kern); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (Dr Halperin); and Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey (Dr Field).

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