Aha acls guidelines 2015 pdf

By clicking register, I agree to your terms. All rights reserved. Design by w3layouts. After determining unresponsiveness, apnea, and pulselessness, the clinician administers chest compressions and ventilations at a ratio of respectively until an advanced airway is in place. Advanced airways include an endotracheal tube ETT or supraglottic airway SGA device such as a laryngeal mask airway, laryngeal tube, or esophageal obturator airway. Push hard and fast, rotating the compressor role every 2 minutes to prevent fatigue. Avoid excessive positive pressure ventilations, which February l Nursing l 41 www.

PDF Version. The guidelines for Adult cardiac arrest resuscitation is given in Figure 1. The key features, recommendations and some important changes in this revision when compared to the earlier edition ACLS are discussed below. The recommendations in this update are based on an extensive evidence review process by the International Liaison committee on Resuscitation ILCOR between and Classes of recommendations:. The following other recommendations were made Grade of evidence in brackets :. Maximal inspired O2 concentrations may be used as the detrimental effects due to hyperoxia are unlikely to occur.