2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Adult Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Circulation. 2018 Jan 2;137(1):e7-e13. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000539. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a lifesaving technique for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Despite advances in resuscitation science, basic life support remains a critical factor in determining outcomes. The American Heart Association recommendations for adult basic life support incorporate the most recently published evidence and serve as the basis for education and training for laypeople and healthcare providers who perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; basic life support; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; emergency treatment.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • American Heart Association*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / adverse effects
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / mortality
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / standards*
  • Consensus
  • Emergency Medical Services / standards*
  • Health Education / standards
  • Health Personnel / education
  • Health Personnel / standards
  • Heart Arrest / diagnosis
  • Heart Arrest / mortality
  • Heart Arrest / physiopathology
  • Heart Arrest / therapy*
  • Heart Massage / adverse effects
  • Heart Massage / mortality
  • Heart Massage / standards*
  • Humans
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care / standards*
  • Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects
  • Respiration, Artificial / mortality
  • Respiration, Artificial / standards*
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States