TY - JOUR
T1 - European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021
T2 - First aid
AU - Zideman, David A.
AU - Singletary, Eunice M.
AU - Borra, Vere
AU - Cassan, Pascal
AU - Cimpoesu, Carmen D.
AU - De Buck, Emmy
AU - Djärv, Therese
AU - Handley, Anthony J.
AU - Klaassen, Barry
AU - Meyran, Daniel
AU - Oliver, Emily
AU - Poole, Kurtis
N1 - Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - The European Resuscitation Council has produced these first aid guidelines, which are based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations. The topics include the first aid management of emergency medicine and trauma. For medical emergencies the following content is covered: recovery position, optimal positioning for shock, bronchodilator administration for asthma, recognition of stroke, early aspirin for chest pain, second dose of adrenaline for anaphylaxis, management of hypoglycaemia, oral rehydration solutions for treating exertion-related dehydration, management of heat stroke by cooling, supplemental oxygen in acute stroke, and presyncope. For trauma related emergencies the following topics are covered: control of life-threatening bleeding, management of open chest wounds, cervical spine motion restriction and stabilisation, recognition of concussion, cooling of thermal burns, dental avulsion, compression wrap for closed extremity joint injuries, straightening an angulated fracture, and eye injury from chemical exposure.
AB - The European Resuscitation Council has produced these first aid guidelines, which are based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations. The topics include the first aid management of emergency medicine and trauma. For medical emergencies the following content is covered: recovery position, optimal positioning for shock, bronchodilator administration for asthma, recognition of stroke, early aspirin for chest pain, second dose of adrenaline for anaphylaxis, management of hypoglycaemia, oral rehydration solutions for treating exertion-related dehydration, management of heat stroke by cooling, supplemental oxygen in acute stroke, and presyncope. For trauma related emergencies the following topics are covered: control of life-threatening bleeding, management of open chest wounds, cervical spine motion restriction and stabilisation, recognition of concussion, cooling of thermal burns, dental avulsion, compression wrap for closed extremity joint injuries, straightening an angulated fracture, and eye injury from chemical exposure.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.013
DO - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 33773828
SN - 0300-9572
VL - 161
SP - 270
EP - 290
JO - Resuscitation
JF - Resuscitation
ER -