Update of the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation – what were the main changes?
International Journal of Development Research
Update of the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation – what were the main changes?
Received 22nd May, 2017; Received in revised form 17th June, 2017; Accepted 23rd July, 2017; Published online 30th August, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Reginaldo Passoni dos Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The purpose of this study was to comment on some of the new considerations that occurred in the 2015 update of guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The new considerations of these guidelines were presented, based on the division of care according to the environment in which the victim is, that is, pre-hospital and in-hospital. In the pre-hospital setting, it is considered important to avoid performing chest compressions exceeding six centimeters and more than 120 beats per minute. In addition, it is recommended that ventilation be given every six seconds. In the in-hospital setting, vasopressin was withdrawn from the patient care algorithm. All comatose adults with external cardiac resuscitation should undergo directed temperature control. It is suggested the creation of teams of rapid response in the hospital environment. It is essential that all nursing professionals are aware of the new considerations for care of victims in cardiorespiratory arrest, aiming for a higher survival rate.
