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New 2005 Guidelines for CPR & ECC

Today, 28th of Nov 2005 is the day that the new guidelines of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) & ECC (Emergemcy Cardiovascula Care) officially published by members of International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). The AHA (American Heart Association) published it's guidelines in their juornal Circulation. The ERC (European Resuscitation Council) published the european guidelines in their journal Resuscitation.

Those who are interested can download the new guidelines for free by clicking the links above or visiting their homepages.

The most significant/noticeable change will be the change of compression:ventilation ratio of 15:2 for adult and 5:1 for younger kids to 30:2 in the new guideline for all except neonates.

Go grab your copy today!

posted by LT @ 12:59 AM