Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2003 Jun;36(6):451-455.

The New International Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

• Woo GH

Abstract

In August 2000, the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council published the conclusions of the International Guidelines 2000 Conference on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care which contains both the new recommendations and an in-depth review. The most important changes in the recommendations according to the authors are discontinuation of the pulse-check for lay people, 500 ml instead of 800~1,200 ml tidal volume during bag-valve-mask ventilation (FiO2 >0.4) of a patient with an unprotected airway, unifying correct endotracheal intubation size as 8.0 mm, vasopressin (40 units) and epinephrine (1 mg) as comparable drugs to treat patients with ventricular fibrillation, early prehospital survey and intravenous lysis for patients who have suffered coronary artery syndrome and stroke.

Keyword

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

MeSH Terms

American Heart Association
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Coronary Vessels
Emergencies
Epinephrine
Heart Arrest
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Resuscitation
Stroke
Tidal Volume
Vasopressins
Ventilation
Ventricular Fibrillation
Epinephrine
Vasopressins