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2023年心肺复苏操作新版指南引言本指南旨在为医疗专业人员提供最新、最准确的心肺复苏(CPR)操作指南,以提高心脏骤停患者的生存率。
根据2023年的最新研究和临床试验结果,本指南对2020年版本进行了更新。
请在使用本指南时,遵循相关法律法规和医疗规范。
更新内容1. 胸外按压1.1 按压频率建议成人和儿童心脏骤停患者的胸外按压频率为100-120次/分钟。
对于婴儿和新生儿,按压频率为100-140次/分钟。
1.2 按压深度成人和儿童心脏骤停患者的按压深度至少为5cm,但不超过6cm。
对于婴儿和新生儿,按压深度至少为4cm,但不超过5cm。
2. 人工呼吸2.1 通气方法建议使用口对口或口对鼻通气。
在条件允许的情况下,优先选择口对口通气。
2.2 通气频率成人和儿童心脏骤停患者的通气频率为每分钟10-12次。
对于婴儿和新生儿,通气频率为每分钟15-20次。
3. 自动体外除颤器(AED)的使用3.1 AED的选用根据患者的心律失常类型,选择合适的AED。
建议使用具有自动检测和分析心律失常功能的AED。
3.2 AED的操作按照AED的提示操作,包括贴好电极片、连接电源、开始分析心律失常、按照提示给予电击等。
4. 团队合作4.1 角色分配在复苏团队中,明确各个成员的角色和职责,包括领导者、按压者、通气者和观察者等。
4.2 沟通与协调复苏团队成员之间要保持良好的沟通与协调,确保复苏操作的顺利进行。
结语心肺复苏是抢救心脏骤停患者的关键措施,掌握正确的操作方法至关重要。
请医疗专业人员在实际操作中遵循本指南,不断提高心肺复苏技能,为患者提供更好的急救服务。
请注意,本指南仅供参考。
在实际操作中,请遵循当地法律法规和医疗规范。
如有疑问,请及时与专业医疗机构联系。
2023年心肺复苏操作新版指南简介本指南旨在提供2023年心肺复苏(CPR)操作的最新指导,以确保操作者能够正确地执行心肺复苏,并提高患者的生存率。
CPR操作步骤1. 首先,确认患者是否需要心肺复苏。
观察患者是否无意识,没有呼吸或只有杂音性呼吸。
2. 若患者需要心肺复苏,立即呼叫急救人员。
若有旁人在场,指派他们帮助呼叫急救人员。
3. 快速检查患者是否有明显的呼吸道梗阻。
若有,进行清除。
4. 检查患者是否有脉搏。
若没有脉搏,立即开始胸外按压。
5. 胸外按压时,将双手交叉放置于胸骨下方,压迫胸骨下1/3处。
按压频率应为每分钟100-120次,压迫深度为至少5厘米。
6. 在每次按压之间,确保胸廓完全回弹,避免压迫时间过长。
7. 每2分钟进行一次心肺复苏检查。
检查脉搏和呼吸,如果有迹象表明患者恢复了自主循环,继续观察患者的状况。
8. 若有自动体外除颤器(AED)可用,按照AED的指示进行电除颤。
在电除颤前确保患者的胸部干燥。
9. 继续进行心肺复苏操作,直到急救人员到达现场或患者恢复自主循环。
注意事项- 在执行心肺复苏操作时,操作者应尽量保持冷静,按照指南进行操作。
- 若有其他合格的急救人员在场,可以协助进行心肺复苏操作。
- 操作者应定期接受心肺复苏培训,以保持技能的熟练程度。
- 如果有任何不确定的情况,操作者应立即呼叫急救人员寻求专业帮助。
结论本指南提供了2023年心肺复苏操作的新版指导,包括了确认患者需要心肺复苏、胸外按压操作、AED使用等步骤。
操作者应在遵循指南的前提下进行心肺复苏操作,并及时呼叫急救人员以获得进一步的支持和帮助。
国际心肺复苏CPR指南国际心肺复苏(CPR)指南是根据国际卫生组织提供的最新证据和专家意见,为公众和医疗保健专业人员提供的最佳实践准则。
CPR是一种紧急救护技术,用于在遭受心脏骤停时恢复血液循环和呼吸功能。
下面是国际CPR指南的主要内容。
CPR的关键步骤是检查患者意识和呼吸。
如果患者失去意识且没有正常呼吸,那么说明他们可能进入了心脏骤停状态。
在这种情况下,应立即开始胸外按压。
胸外按压是CPR的核心。
按压时,应将双手交叉放在患者的胸骨上,使胸骨抬起至少5厘米以上,然后以至少100-120次/分钟的速度进行按压。
应注意保持按压和松开的时间比例为30:2,这个比例已经被证明对提高心脏骤停患者的生存率至关重要。
在进行胸外按压的同时,人们应该考虑使用自动体外除颤器(AED)。
AED是一种可以检测心律失常并提供除颤的设备。
AED的使用在CPR中起到了至关重要的作用。
因此,CPR指南强调了AED的重要性,并提醒人们应尽快使用。
在CPR过程中,呼吸是另一个重要的方面。
指南建议在每一场胸外按压之后,应给患者提供两次有效呼吸。
这可以通过使用人工呼吸或面罩通气器来实现。
人工呼吸应以正常的吹气速度进行,每次呼吸应持续1秒-1.5秒,并确保胸廓升起。
此外,CPR指南还提供了一些其他特定情况下的建议。
例如,在心脏骤停发生后,如果心脏节律是可逆转的,指南建议立即进行电除颤,以恢复正常心律。
总之,国际CPR指南提供了公众和医疗保健专业人员在心脏骤停发生时应采取的最佳实践准则。
这些准则强调了即时行动的重要性,以及心肺复苏、AED和其他紧急措施的正确使用。
时刻了解并遵循CPR指南,将能够提高心脏骤停患者的生存率,挽救更多的生命。
《心肺复苏术(CPR)操作指南》在生活中,意外随时可能发生。
无论是在家庭、工作场所还是公共场所,了解和掌握心肺复苏术(CPR)至关重要。
心肺复苏术是一种在紧急情况下对心跳骤停患者进行的急救措施,能够为患者争取宝贵的时间,等待专业医疗救援的到来。
一、引言生命是宝贵的,然而,意外往往来得猝不及防。
当一个人突然心跳骤停时,每一秒钟都至关重要。
心肺复苏术作为一种能够挽救生命的急救技能,每个人都应该有所了解和掌握。
想象一下,在紧急关头,你能够运用所学的心肺复苏术,为他人带来生的希望,那将是多么有意义的事情。
二、心肺复苏术的重要性心跳骤停是一种危及生命的紧急情况,如果不及时进行救治,患者可能在几分钟内死亡。
而心肺复苏术可以通过人工呼吸和胸外按压,维持患者的血液循环和氧气供应,为心脏和大脑等重要器官提供必要的支持,直到专业医疗人员到达现场。
据统计,及时有效的心肺复苏术可以将心跳骤停患者的生存率提高两到三倍。
三、心肺复苏术的操作步骤1. 确认环境安全在进行心肺复苏术之前,首先要确认周围环境是否安全。
如果环境存在危险,如火灾、漏电等,应先将患者转移到安全的地方。
2. 判断患者意识和呼吸轻轻拍打患者双肩,并在其耳边大声呼喊,判断患者是否有意识。
同时,观察患者胸部是否有起伏,判断是否有呼吸。
如果患者没有意识和呼吸,应立即进行心肺复苏术。
3. 呼叫急救人员在进行心肺复苏术的同时,应立即呼叫急救人员,告知其患者的情况和所在位置。
可以拨打当地的急救电话,如 120。
4. 进行胸外按压(1)让患者仰卧在硬板床上或地面上,解开患者上衣,暴露胸部。
(2)确定按压部位:两乳头连线中点。
(3)双手叠加,手掌根部放在按压部位,手指翘起不接触胸壁。
(4)双肘关节伸直,利用身体重量垂直向下按压,按压深度至少为 5 厘米,按压频率为每分钟 100-120 次。
5. 开放气道(1)清理患者口腔内的异物,如呕吐物、假牙等。
(2)采用仰头抬颌法开放气道,即一手放在患者前额,用力向后压,使头部后仰,另一手的食指和中指放在患者下颌骨下方,将下颌向上抬起。
2024年心肺复苏操作指南——实战版本指南旨在为从事急救工作的医护人员和非专业人士提供心肺复苏(CPR)的最新操作规程。
请注意,本指南所述内容可能随时间推移而发生变化,建议定期更新以获取最新信息。
1. 概述心肺复苏(CPR)是一种紧急救护技术,用于救治心脏骤停和呼吸骤停的患者。
掌握这项技能,可以为心脏骤停患者提供关键的生命支持,争取黄金救援时间,直至专业医疗人员到达现场。
2. 操作步骤2.1 判断现场安全在进行心肺复苏前,确保现场安全,避免触电、火灾等风险。
2.2 确认患者意识轻拍患者肩膀,大声呼唤,判断患者是否有意识。
2.3 检查呼吸将耳朵靠近患者嘴巴,观察胸部是否有起伏,判断患者是否有呼吸。
时间不超过10秒。
2.4 呼救若患者无意识、无呼吸,立即指派专人拨打紧急电话(如中国大陆地区120),请求急救。
2.5 放置患者平躺使患者平躺于硬质平面,仰卧位,确保患者头部、颈部、脊柱保持直线。
2.6 解开束缚解开患者衣物,暴露胸部。
如有必要,剪断衣物。
2.7 定位按压点男性患者乳头连线中点为按压点;女性患者因乳房可能影响按压,建议将一手掌根部置于患者胸骨上,另一手置于该手背上,中点仍为按压点。
2.8 胸外按压双手叠放,掌根部置于按压点,利用身体重量垂直向下按压。
按压深度成人至少5cm,儿童和青少年按压深度根据年龄和体型调整。
按压与放松时间相等,按压频率为每分钟100-120次。
2.9 人工呼吸将患者口腔打开,清除口鼻分泌物。
捏住患者鼻子,深吸一口气,对着患者嘴巴吹气,观察胸部是否有起伏。
每次吹气时间不超过1秒。
2.10 交替进行胸外按压与人工呼吸交替进行,比例为30:2。
持续进行直至患者恢复自主呼吸或专业医疗人员接替。
3. 注意事项- 确保按压深度适宜,过深可能导致胸骨骨折,过浅则无法有效激发心脏泵血。
- 人工呼吸时,避免过度充气,以免引起胃膨胀和误吸。
- 在实施心肺复苏过程中,密切关注患者生命体征的变化,如呼吸、心跳等。
《2024美国心脏协会心肺复苏及心血管急救指南》中成人心肺复苏及心血管急救更新要点《2024美国心脏协会心肺复苏及心血管急救指南》是美国心脏协会周期性发布的最新版指南,它对成人心肺复苏(CPR)和心血管急救进行了一系列的更新,旨在提高心脏和血管急救的质量和效果。
以下是该指南的主要更新要点:1.心肺复苏顺序:该指南强烈推荐采用颠倒的顺序进行复苏,即在普通人发现心脏骤停时立即进行胸外按压,然后再叫求救人员。
这是因为立即开始按压能够更快地提供血氧供应,增加患者的生存机会。
2.胸外按压深度和频率:指南推荐成人胸外按压深度为至少2英寸(5厘米),每分钟至少100-120次。
这一更新是基于研究表明,增加按压深度和频率能够提高血液流动和患者生存率。
3.按压和通气比例:在单人CPR中,成人按压和通气的比例为30:2;而在两人CPR中,每200次按压后通气2次,这种方法比以往的15:2更能维持有效的血流。
5.按压质量:指南强调按压质量的重要性,建议使用可测量按压深度和压力的设备以监测和提高按压质量。
此外,还要保持胸廓回弹完全,使心脏能够充分充盈。
6.强调急救培训:指南强调需要为公众提供高质量的心肺复苏和心血管急救培训,以提高心脏骤停患者的生存率。
培训中应重点讲解早期识别和求救、胸外按压技巧、AED的正确使用等。
7.气道管理:指南更新了对气道管理的建议,强调个体化的护理和考虑使用抗氧化剂以改善出血和肿胀造成的气道梗阻。
8.心脏骤停患者的后续护理:指南提倡尽早进行冷却治疗(温度为32-36摄氏度),以减少心脏缺血造成的损伤。
此外,还强调与生存者和家属进行有效的沟通、支持和心理健康的关注。
2023年心肺复苏操作指南更新版1. 简介本指南根据最新的研究和临床实践,为心肺复苏(CPR)的操作提供了一系列的更新和建议。
我们希望这份指南能为从事急救工作的专业人士提供帮助,以确保他们在紧急情况下为心脏骤停患者提供最高效的生命支持。
2. 更新内容2.1 成人CPR2.1.1 胸外按压- 按压频率:建议按压频率为100-120次/分钟。
- 按压深度:成人建议按压深度为5-6厘米。
2.1.2 人工呼吸2.2 儿童CPR2.2.1 胸外按压- 按压频率:建议按压频率为100-120次/分钟。
- 按压深度:儿童建议按压深度为胸部前后径的1/3,约为5厘米。
2.2.2 人工呼吸- 建议使用面罩或口罩进行人工呼吸。
2.3 婴儿和新生儿CPR2.3.1 胸外按压- 按压频率:建议按压频率为100-120次/分钟。
- 按压深度:婴儿建议按压深度为胸部前后径的1/3,约为4厘米。
2.3.2 人工呼吸- 建议使用面罩或口罩进行人工呼吸。
3. 注意事项- 在进行CPR之前,请确保现场安全,并戴上手套以保护自己和患者。
- 请确保在开始CPR之前已经拨打急救电话。
- 在进行CPR时,尽量减少中断时间,以确保患者得到持续的生命支持。
4. 总结本指南根据最新的研究和临床实践,为心肺复苏的操作提供了一系列的更新和建议。
我们希望这份指南能为从事急救工作的专业人士提供帮助,以确保他们在紧急情况下为心脏骤停患者提供最高效的生命支持。
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希望这份指南能为您的急救工作提供帮助。
2023年心肺复苏操作新版指南一、简介心肺复苏(CPR)是在心脏猝死等紧急情况下,通过外部手动按压心脏以及人工呼吸等手段,恢复患者自主循环和呼吸的重要手段。
随着科技的发展,心脏复苏的技术也在不断更新和完善,下面是2023年心肺复苏操作新版指南。
二、心肺复苏的步骤1. 确认安全首先,确认现场环境是否安全,包括电源、有毒气体、火源等,确保救援者和患者的安全。
2. 判断患者意识轻拍患者的肩膀并大声询问他们是否需要帮助。
如果患者没有反应,那么他们可能需要CPR。
3. 寻求援助立即拨打当地的急救电话,或者让现场的其他人拨打。
4. 检查呼吸查看患者的胸部是否有上下移动,感觉患者的呼吸是否正常。
5. 开始心肺复苏如果患者无呼吸或呼吸异常,立即开始心肺复苏。
三、心肺复苏操作要点1. 胸外按压找到正确的按压位置,即胸骨下部中央。
成人按压深度应为5-6厘米,每分钟按压次数为100-120次。
2. 人工呼吸每次人工呼吸的时间不超过1秒,胸部应明显上升。
成人每次人工吸气量约为500-600毫升。
3. 使用自动体外除颤器(AED)在有AED设备的情况下,应尽快使用。
按照设备的语音提示进行操作,当设备指示时进行除颤。
四、结束心肺复苏的条件1. 患者恢复自主呼吸和有有效的脉搏;2. 救援者无法继续进行CPR(如极度疲劳);3. 更有经验的医疗人员接手;4. 患者被确认死亡。
五、心肺复苏的重要性心肺复苏是救命的重要手段,是我们在面对危急生命状况时的重要技能。
每个人都应该研究和掌握心肺复苏的技能,为自己和他人的生命安全提供保障。
六、结语以上就是2023年心肺复苏操作新版指南的主要内容。
希望每一个人都能了解和掌握心肺复苏的技能,让更多的生命得以延续。
2023最新版心肺复苏操作指南1. 概述心肺复苏(Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR)是一种紧急救护措施,旨在通过人工呼吸和胸外按压来恢复受害者的心跳和呼吸功能。
本指南根据2023的最新国际复苏联合会(ILCOR)建议编写,为心肺复苏的实施提供专业指导。
2. 评估现场安全在实施心肺复苏前,首先确保现场安全,避免触电、火灾等风险。
判断受害者是否意识丧失,可通过轻拍其肩膀并大声询问来判断。
若受害者无反应,立即呼叫紧急救援电话。
3. 判断呼吸将头部后仰,打开气道,用手指触摸受害者喉咙,观察是否有呼吸动作或呼吸声音。
判断时间为10秒以内。
若受害者无呼吸或仅有异常呼吸(如仅有喘息),应立即进行心肺复苏。
4. 胸外按压将受害者平躺在硬质平面上,跪在其一侧,双手叠放,掌根部放在受害者胸骨中部。
按压频率为每分钟100-120次,按压深度为成人5-6厘米,儿童和婴儿相对较浅。
每次按压后让胸部充分回弹。
5. 人工呼吸在确保气道开放的情况下,覆盖受害者口鼻,吹气使胸廓有明显的起伏。
每次吹气时间约1秒,观察胸部是否有起伏。
若吹气过程中发现受害者有自主呼吸,可以暂停心肺复苏,但仍需密切观察。
6. 交替进行胸外按压和人工呼吸按照30:2的比例交替进行胸外按压和人工呼吸,即每进行30次胸外按压后,进行2次人工呼吸。
在操作过程中,尽量保持节奏一致,避免中断。
7. 救援器材的使用若现场有自动体外除颤器(AED),按照AED提示操作。
将电极片贴在受害者胸部,开启AED,根据提示进行操作。
在AED分析心律期间,不要进行胸外按压和人工呼吸。
8. 持续心肺复苏直到紧急医疗服务人员到达现场,或受害者恢复自主呼吸和心跳,都要持续进行心肺复苏。
如有条件,可以进行高级生命支持,如使用呼吸机、注射药物等。
9. 注意事项- 确保受害者平躺在硬质平面上,避免在软床上进行胸外按压。
- 按压时,避免用手腕和手臂的力量,要用整个身体的重量。
ISSN: 1524-4539Copyright © 2010 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online72514Circulation is published by the American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TXDOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.9668612010;122;S657-S664Circulation HazinskiIan Jacobs, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Peter T. Morley, Tanya I. Semenko and Mary FranCallaway, Michael Shuster, Brian Eigel, William H. Montgomery, Robert W. Hickey, Michael R. Sayre, Robert E. O'Connor, Dianne L. Atkins, John E. Billi, Clifton W.Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care of Interest: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CardiopulmonaryPart 2: Evidence Evaluation and Management of Potential or Perceived Conflicts/cgi/content/full/122/18_suppl_3/S657located on the World Wide Web at:The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is/reprints Reprints: Information about reprints can be found online atjournalpermissions@ 410-528-8550. 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Permissions: Permissions & Rights Desk, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a division of Wolters/subscriptions/Subscriptions: Information about subscribing to Circulation is online atPart2:Evidence Evaluation and Management of Potential or Perceived Conflicts of Interest2010American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular CareMichael R.Sayre,Co-Chair*;Robert E.O’Connor,Co-Chair*;Dianne L.Atkins;John E.Billi; Clifton W.Callaway;Michael Shuster;Brian Eigel;William H.Montgomery;Robert W.Hickey;Ian Jacobs;Vinay M.Nadkarni;Peter T.Morley;Tanya I.Semenko;Mary Fran HazinskiE vidence-based medicine integrates the best availableevidence and clinical expertise to deliver the finest possible patient care.1The victim of cardiac arrest requires immediate action,and potential rescuers must be ready to respond.Evidence must be compiled,analyzed,and dis-cussed;clear recommendations must be established prior to the patient encounter.The2010American Heart Association (AHA)Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care(ECC)(2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC)are based on a transparent, expert review of scientific evidence,informed by the clinical expertise of the writing teams.These guidelines are designed to provide rescuers and clinicians with a strategy for action that can save lives from cardiac arrest.Clinicians should always apply these evidence-based guidelines in combination with clinical judgment.The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR),an international consortium of many of the world’s resuscitation councils,was formed in1992,in part to collect, discuss,and debate scientific data on resuscitation.The majority of ILCOR’s work focuses on reviewing published, peer-reviewed evidence on resuscitation to produce science-based consensus summaries.2As one of ILCOR’s member councils,the AHA transforms international scientific consen-sus statements into periodic revisions of the AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.During production of the1992AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC,an evidence evaluation process was developed to guide topic experts in conducting a thorough evidence re-view,distilling the evidence,and producing treatment recom-mendations.This evidence evaluation process was revised in 2000,when an international set of CPR and ECC guidelines was developed.The evidence evaluation process was refined for the creation of the2005International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovas-cular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (ILCOR2005CPR Consensus).3For the2010AHA Guide-lines for CPR and ECC,the process was further refined,and a comprehensive description of the2010process has been published.4The purpose of this chapter is to briefly describe this evidence evaluation process and its translation to the 2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.Evidence Evaluation ProcessTo begin the2010review process,ILCOR representatives established six task forces:basic life support;advanced life support;acute coronary syndromes;pediatric life support; neonatal life support;and a task force for education,imple-mentation,and teams.The AHA established two additional task forces that were not part of the ILCOR process,one for stroke and one for first aid.Two co-chairs were recruited for each task force to oversee the processes of evidence evalua-tion and consensus development.For most task forces,one co-chair was recruited from the AHA and the other from the international resuscitation councils.Within the advanced life support(ALS)task force,five domain subgroups were created:electrical therapy,CPR and airway devices,drugs, special situations,and post–cardiac arrest care.The ALS co-chairs designated leaders for these domains to direct completion of the evidence reviews.Three worksheet experts (Atkins,Callaway,and Jacobs)and one evidence evaluation expert(Morley)were recruited to oversee the evidence evaluation worksheets,review the search strategies,ensure correct assignment of levels of evidence(LOE),and verify completeness.The lead evidence evaluation expert,trained in the Cochrane methodology and experienced in the CPR and ECC evidence evaluation process,and the three similarly trained worksheet experts shepherded individual evidence evaluation worksheet authors through the established ILCOR process.The process included the appointment of two co-chairs (Billi and Shuster)to review conflict of interest(COI)The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows:Sayre MR,O’Connor RE,Atkins DL,Billi JE,Callaway CW,Shuster M,Eigel B,Montgomery WH,Hickey RW,Jacobs I,Nadkarni VM,Morley PT,Semenko TI,Hazinski MF.Part2:evidence evaluation and management of potential or perceived conflicts of interest:2010American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.Circulation.2010;122(suppl3):S657–S664.*Co-chairs and equal first co-authors.(Circulation.2010;122[suppl3]:S657–S664.)©2010American Heart Association,Inc.Circulation is available at DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.966861disclosures and to manage COI issues.All task force mem-bers and co-chairs completed rigorous COI disclosures,and potential conflicts were managed as noted below.To begin the process,the evidence evaluation expert updated the2005evidence review worksheet for use in the 2010process.The template was designed to facilitate the structured evidence reviews for the production of the final consensus on science and treatment recommendation docu-ments.Successful completion of the evidence evaluation worksheet was required to ensure consistent application of the process by many different worksheet authors from around the world.Use of PICO FormatShortly after the2005AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC were published,the task forces generated a comprehensive list of questions for evidence evaluation.Questions were selected based on controversy,new information,and previ-ously identified knowledge gaps.5The clinical questions posed during the2005guidelines process and the knowledge gaps identified during the2005Consensus on Science pro-cess provided the initial basis for this list,which was supplemented during in-person meetings and conference calls among the task forces.Questions were then refined to fit the Population Intervention Comparator Outcome(PICO)format (see Table1for examples).6The task forces selected and invited topic experts from around the world to serve as evidence evaluation worksheet authors.Specialty organizations were also solicited to suggest potential worksheet authors.The qualifications of each work-sheet author were reviewed by the task force,and potential conflicts of interest were disclosed and evaluated by the task force co-chairs and COI co-chairs.Worksheet authors could not have any significant COI issues pertaining to their assigned worksheet.If a COI was identified,the topic was assigned to a different worksheet author.Generally two authors were invited to complete independent reviews of each PICO question.A total of356worksheet authors from29 countries completed411evidence reviews on277topics. After generating formal search strategies directly from the PICO questions,the worksheet authors searched,at a mini-mum,four databases:the Cochrane Library(The Cochrane Collaboration,Oxford,England),PubMed(National Library of Medicine,Washington,DC),Embase(Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam,Netherlands),and an internal database of articles constructed from previous ILCOR and ILCOR council CPR guidelines development cycles.Worksheet authors were asked to review the references cited in key articles to identify other relevant articles,and authors were encouraged to review any articles that cited the key studies found.Worksheet authors then submitted their search strategies,criteria for inclusion and exclusion of articles,and initial search results for review by the task force co-chairs,worksheet experts,and an evidence evaluation expert before initiating their literature review.If necessary,the search strategy was modified and repeated based on feedback from the reviewers.The complete search strategy was documented in the evidence evaluation worksheet;this process provided transparency and enabled the worksheet authors to use the same strategy to update the literature search just prior to the2010Consensus Conference. Articles could be included in the evidence review only if the full manuscript was published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.Abstracts and unpublished data were excluded.Classification of EvidenceAfter a search strategy was approved,worksheet authors identified and reviewed each relevant study.Each relevant study was assigned both a numeric level of evidence(LOE) and a quality of evidence.The numeric LOE classification system was updated from the system used for the2005 process based on a review of available classification schemes (see Table2).The levels of evidence were reduced from seven categories in2005to five in2010(see Table3).The LOEs were subdivided into three major categories,depending on the type of question being asked:intervention,diagnosis, or prognosis.The quality of evidence categories were reduced from five categories in2005to three(good,fair,poor)in 2010.Several characteristics within each LOE were defined to guide the worksheet authors.Examples included methods of randomization,blinding,similarity of groups,and equal treatment of all plete instructions for both LOE and quality of evidence were provided to the worksheet authors.7Worksheet authors also created a short summary of each article including the LOE,quality of evidence,direction of outcome effect for the question asked(supporting,neutral, or opposing),and outcome measured.Worksheet authors also noted industry support for the study and wrote a one-or two-sentence synopsis.Worksheet Author SummaryThe worksheet authors summarized the evidence in a form similar to that typically used in published systematic reviews, using the evidence evaluation worksheet“grid”to position relevant studies in three dimensions:LOE,Quality,andTable1.Population,Intervention,Control,Outcome(PICO) Question ExamplesType of Question Example Question in PICO Format Outcome In adult patients in cardiac arrest(asystole,pulselesselectrical activity,pulseless VT and VF)(prehospitalor in-hospital)(P),does the use of vasopressors(epinephrine,norepinephrine,others)or combinationof vasopressors(I)compared with not using drugs(or a standard drug regimen)(C),improve outcomes(e.g.ROSC,survival)(O)?Diagnosis In adult and pediatric patients with presumed cardiacarrest(prehospital or in-hospital)(P),are there anyfactors(eg,on clinical exam)(I),as opposed tostandard care(C),that increase the likelihood ofdiagnosing cardiac arrest(as opposed to nonarrestconditions,eg,post-seizure,hypoglycemia,intoxication)(O)?Prognosis In adult cardiac arrest(prehospital or in-hospital)(P),does the use of end-tidal CO2(eg,absolute CO2values or changes in waveform)(I),compared withnot using end-tidal CO2(C),accurately predictoutcomes(e.g.ROSC,survival)(O)?S658Circulation November2,2010Direction of Effect.In the later section of the worksheet template,authors summarized the evidence,noting merits and shortcomings of the published literature.Finally the work-sheet authors proposed draft Consensus on Science state-ments and draft Treatment Recommendations.Evidence Evaluation Expert and TaskForce ReviewsSeveral iterative reviews were completed for each worksheet. As noted above,the search strategies were first reviewed by the task force co-chairs and worksheet experts to confirm accuracy and completeness.Once the search strategy was approved,the worksheet authors independently performed the evidence evaluation.The evidence evaluation was again reviewed by the task force co-chairs and the worksheet experts,and the authors were asked to offer revisions when necessary.The evidence evaluation expert approved each final worksheet.For evidence reviews completed earlier than August2009,the literature search was repeated just prior to the February2010ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Recommendations Confer-ence so that any new publications could be identified and then incorporated into the final worksheet.From2007to2010,the worksheet authors summarized their evidence evaluation for the task force using a standard-ized presentation format,either during one of six international face-to-face meetings or during Web conferences using Mi-crosoft Live Meeting collaboration software.Task force co-chairs occasionally asked worksheet authors who re-viewed the same question to work together after their initial review,either to reconcile different interpretations of the scientific evidence or to consider studies identified by only one author.During those meetings and Web conferences,the task forces debated and discussed the evidence presented by the worksheet authors and developed final Task Force Con-sensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations state-ments.Starting in May2009,worksheets approved by the task forces were posted on the Internet for external review and comments from the broader resuscitation community.7 Authors of comments disclosed conflicts of interest,if any, and the task forces and worksheet authors carefully consid-ered those comments.2010International Consensus onScience ConferenceReviews culminated in the2010Consensus Conference held in Dallas,TX,in February2010.A total of313international experts from30countries attended the conference to discuss and debate the evidence evaluation reviews presented by invited worksheet authors and experts.The program provided ample time for open discussion of each topic with the audience.Prior to the meeting,each participant completed an AHA Conflict of Interest(COI)Form.Whenever anyone spoke,whether that person was speaking as a scheduled presenter,panelist,or moderator or was asking questions or making comments from the floor,the speaker’s COI disclo-sure was projected on a screen separate from the screen used to display presentation slides.Immediately following the conference,ILCOR Consensus on Science writing groups compiled,discussed,reviewed and edited the draft Consensus on Science and Treatment Rec-ommendations statements of the task forces to create the2010 ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Recommendations,published simultaneously in Circulation8and Resuscitation.9If the writing groupsTable2.ILCOR Levels of EvidenceStudies of Interventions Studies of Prognostic Tests Studies of Diagnostic TestsLevel of AHA RecommendationLOE1:Randomized controlled trials(RCTs) or meta-analyses of RCTs LOE P1:Inception(prospective)cohort studies(ormeta-analyses of inception cohort studies),orvalidation of Clinical Decision Rule(CDR)LOE D1:Validating cohort studies(ormeta-analyses of validating cohortstudies),or validation of ClinicalDecision Rule(CDR)Level ALOE2:Studies using concurrent controls without true randomization(e.g.“pseudo”-randomized)LOE P2:Follow-up of untreated control groups inRCTs(or meta-analyses of follow-up studies),orderivation of CDR,or validated on split-sampleonlyLOE D2:Exploratory cohort study(ormeta-analyses of follow-up studies),or derivation of CDR,or a CDRvalidated on a split-sample onlyLevel BLOE3:Studies using retrospective controls LOE P3:Retrospective cohort studies LOE D3:Diagnostic case control study Level BLOE4:Studies without a control group (eg,case series)LOE P4:Case series LOE D4:Study of diagnostic yield(noreference standard)Level CLOE5:Studies not directly related to the specific patient/population(eg,different patient/population,animal models, mechanical models etc.)LOE P5:Studies not directly related to thespecific patient/population(eg,differentpatient/population,animal models,mechanicalmodels etc.)LOE D5:Studies not directly related tothe specific patient/population(eg,different patient/population,animalmodels,mechanical models etc.)Level CExpert Opinion Expert Opinion Expert Opinion Level C parison of ILCOR Levels of Evidence for2005and2010Type of Evidence2005Level2010LevelRandomized clinical trials1or21Meta-analyses11or2Concurrent controls32Retrospective controls43Case series without controls54Animal/mechanical/model65Extrapolations from data collected for other purposes;theoretical analyses75Sayre et al Part2:Evidence Evaluation and Management of Conflicts S659agreed on common treatment recommendations,those recom-mendations were included with the Consensus on Science statements.Development of the AHA Guidelines AHA Writing GroupsIn2009the chairs and writing group members for each chapter of the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC were nominated and required to complete an AHA conflict of interest disclosure that was reviewed by AHA staff and the AHA officers.Writing group chairs and most of the writing group members were required to be free of relevant conflicts of interest.After the2010Consensus Conference,seventeen AHA writing groups developed the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC based on the ILCOR Consensus on Science state-ments,citations,and treatment recommendations.In essence, the2010ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Recommendations summarizes what is known in each subject area.The ILCOR Treatment Recommendations present the evidence-supported treatment approach for each problem.The2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC expand on the details of how and when to provide treatment,and they address the training requirements for treatment providers.Other resuscitation councils around the world performed a similar process to develop their versions of the2010guidelines.In developing these guidelines,the writing groups used a recommendation system consistent with that used by the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association(ACCF/AHA)collaboration on evidence-based guidelines(see Table4).10These classes represent the inte-Table4.AHA Levels of Evidence10*Data available from clinical trials or registries about the usefulness/efficacy in different subpopulations,such as gender,age,history of diabetes,history of prior myocardial infarction,history of heart failure,and prior aspirin use.A recommendation with Level of Evidence B or C does not imply that the recommendation is weak. Many important clinical questions addressed in the guidelines do not lend themselves to clinical trials.Even though randomized trials are not available,there may be a very clear clinical consensus that a particular test or therapy is useful or effective.†In2003,the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines developed a list of suggested phrases to use when writing recommendations.All guideline recommendations have been written in full sentences that express a complete thought,such that a recommendation,even if separated and presented apart from the rest of the document(including headings above sets of recommendations),would still convey the full intent of the recommendation.It is hoped that this will increase readers’comprehension of the guidelines and will allow queries at the individual recommendation level.S660Circulation November2,2010gration of the weight of scientific evidence with contextual factors such as expert assessment of the magnitude of benefit, usefulness,or efficacy;cost;educational and training chal-lenges;and difficulties in implementation.AHA Classes of Recommendations and Levelsof EvidenceGenerally for Class I recommendations,high-level prospec-tive studies support the action or therapy,and the benefit substantially outweighs the potential for harm.An exception is possible for actions or therapies with extraordinarily large treatment effects for which expert consensus alone may suffice.11Under ideal conditions all CPR and ECC recom-mendations should be based on large,prospective,random-ized,controlled clinical trials that find substantial treatment effects on long-term survival and carry a Class I label.In reality,more questions exist than there are studies attempting to answer them;and when studies have been done,they are not typically large,randomized trials on human subjects.As a result,the writing groups were often confronted with the need to make recommendations based on results from human trials that reported only intermediate outcomes,nonrandom-ized or retrospective observational studies,animal models,or extrapolations from studies of human subjects who were not in cardiac arrest.For Class IIa recommendations,the weight of available evidence supports the action or therapy,and the therapy is considered reasonable and generally useful.Recommendations were generally labeled Class IIb when the evidence documented only short-term benefits from the therapy or weakly positive or mixed results.Class IIb recommendations are identified by terms such as“can be considered”or“may be useful”or“usefulness/ effectiveness is unknown or unclear or not well established.”Class III recommendations were reserved for interventions for which the available evidence suggests more harm than good,and experts agreed that the intervention should be avoided.“Class Indeterminate”recommendations,which were used in2005,are not included in the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.The elimination of the term“Class Indeter-minate”is consistent with the ACCF–AHA Classes of Rec-ommendation.When the AHA writing groups felt that the evidence was insufficient to offer a recommendation either for or against the use of a drug or intervention,no recom-mendation was given.The Levels of Evidence used by the ACCF/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines employs an alphabetic system (LOE A,B,or C)to describe the body of evidence supporting a given recommendation,in comparison to the numeric system used for the ILCOR evidence evaluation.Generally a level-A body of evidence means there are2or more ILCOR LOE1studies in support of the recommendation:multiple populations have been evaluated,or data are derived from multiple randomized clinical trials or meta-analyses.A level-B body of evidence indicates that most studies support-ing the recommendation are ILCOR LOE2or3studies: limited populations have been evaluated,or data are derived from a single randomized trial or nonrandomized trial.A level-C body of evidence means that very limited populations have been evaluated or that only the consensus opinions of experts,case studies,or standards of care support the recommendation.Management of Potential Conflicts of Interest Rescuers rely on the AHA ECC Guidelines development process to distill the extensive and diverse scientific evidence into straightforward recommendations on how to manage critical emergencies.They trust that the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC will be evidence based and free of commercial bias.For creation of the2005AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC,the AHA and ILCOR adopted extensive conflict of interest(COI)management principles.12,13For 2010those principles were revised to incorporate what was learned from the2005COI process and to incorporate new COI guidelines developed by the AHA.14The revised COI policy governed the entire development process for the2010ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Recommendations and 2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC,including selection of ILCOR task force and writing group leaders and members, selection of questions for review,selection of worksheet authors,creation of worksheets,presentation and discussion of worksheets,distillation into the2010ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Rec-ommendations,and development of the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.All participants completed the detailed AHA online COI disclosure form and updated it annually and when changes occurred.Relationships were considered inac-tive if they terminated over12months prior to the AHA activity,consistent with AHA policy.The policy requires all participants to disclose all commercial relationships,includ-ing consulting agreements;speakers’bureau memberships; membership in advisory boards;equity or stock ownership; patents or intellectual property;grant funding from industry or foundations;roles on industry-sponsored,data–safety monitoring boards;,and any other commercial relationship. Individuals with a commercial relationship were not selected to serve in roles for which they had a possible conflict. Because of their greater potential to influence discussion and outcomes,those in leadership positions(task force or writing group leaders)were held to a higher standard,having no commercial relationships with the issues or industries under discussion and review by their group.Consistent with new AHA guidelines for manuscript authorship,15the writing group chairs had no relevant industry relationships,the majority of the members of each writing group had no significant commercial relationships,and no two individuals with relationships with the same industry entity were permit-ted to serve on the same writing group(ILCOR COI policy can be found at /presenter. jhtml?identifierϭ3033464).Participants with limited rela-tionships(eg,industry-funded research)were permitted to comment during discussions,with full concurrent disclosure of their relationships,but they were required to recuse themselves from voting and writing about issues related to that relationship for the2010ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Recommendations and the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.ParticipantsSayre et al Part2:Evidence Evaluation and Management of Conflicts S661with more direct commercial relationships(eg,consultant, equity ownership)were precluded from participation in de-cisions,votes,or writing for any topic directly relating to the company’s business(Please see2010ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Rec-ommendations for details of the worksheet author selection process and the management of COI during the2010Con-sensus Conference.)14The AHA is committed to the most transparent and influence-free evidence-based guidelines process possible.To help im-prove the process for the future,readers are encouraged to send their questions,suggestions,or comments to one of the authors who oversaw the COI effort(jbilli@).Writing Group Voting ProceduresWriting group members voted on every recommendation contained in these guidelines,unless they had a conflict of interest related to the topic.In the case of a conflict,the writing group member abstained from the vote and that abstention was recorded.Integration of Science Into Practice Guidelines The final2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC are not intended to repeat verbatim the International Consensus on Science because that document is available online8,9and because it contains a more extensive review of the literature than is needed for a guidelines document.Instead these2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC are intended to reflect the interpretation of the Consensus on Science by the AHA writing groups and members of the ECC Committee and its subcommittees.Whenever possible,the AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC are consistent with the2010ILCOR Interna-tional Consensus on CPR and ECC Science With Treatment Recommendations statements,and they reference the support-ing science publications.However,the2010AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC also take into consideration local re-sources,training and education issues,available healthcare systems,and cost-effectiveness.That translation often must balance an acknowledgment of the limitations of systems with an effort to advocate for the care most likely to improve survival from cardiac arrest.SummaryIn summary,the evidence review process has attempted to provide a systematic review of the scientific literature using a priori defined methods.The details and steps of the literature review are transparent and replicable.External opinions and community critique are highly valued,and the final products represent the combined labor of hundreds of participants.DisclosuresGuidelines Part2:Evidence Evaluation Process and Management of COI:Writing Group DisclosuresWriting GroupMember Employment Research GrantOtherResearchSupportSpeakers’Bureau/HonorariaOwnershipInterestConsultant/Advisory Board OtherMichael R.Sayre The Ohio State University;Assoc.ProfessorNone None None None None NoneRobert E.O’Connor University of Virginia HealthSystem–Professor and Chair ofEmergency MedicineNone None None None None NoneDianne L.Atkins University of Iowa:MedicalSchool-ProfessorNone None None None None NoneJohn E.Billi University of Michigan:MedicalSchool-ProfessorNone None None None None NoneClifton W.Callaway University of Pittsburgh School ofMedicine:Associate Professor;UPMC Health System—Physician†American HeartAssociation-Work Sheet Editorfor2010Guidelines.My effort onthis project is paid to Universityof Pittsburgh as aЉcontractedservices agreement,Љand notpaid directly to me †Grants to University of Pittsburgh:NHLBI-Resuscitation OutcomesConsortium HRSA-Development andDissemination of Program Tools forUncontrolled Donation After CardiacDeath(UDCD)None None None None NoneMichael Shuster Self-employed–emergency MD None None None None None None Brian Eigel American HeartAssociation–Director of Science,ECC ProgramsNone None None None None NoneWilliam H. MontgomeryAHA consultant–C2010Conference Coordinator;selfemployedanesthesiologist–private practice;None None None None None None(Continued)S662Circulation November2,2010。