= Republic ofthe Bilgines ‘Posicnind Regelain Grumission BOARD OF NURSING NY = ees corr terse space tans poets = Wetabearwon gon |e spp Tecmo ne SSG ass ante ay ses BoN Advisory ALLFILIPING NURSES ‘on Revised Internatioral Guidelnes/Procedures On C-P-R ‘October 19, 2010 Please be aware ofthe following which can serve as route-guide for nurses. The Bol in receipt of this very timely and important message and we are circulating purposes of quick and easy accessibility of every Filipino nurse. The source below ‘credible and an authority inthe ial. a8a FORTHE GUIDANCE OF ALL. Stlake Sus 0. Ab. Tena — on. Marco Anti C. StoTomas Please tind an electronic press kittnatinclutes a stats/act sheet, cnartot key changes, steps Of (PR, CPR gaphic and survivor stories at this Tink nttp://www.pimsmultimedia.com/AHA CPR/. ‘Statement Highlights: + The 20L0 AHA Guidelines for CPRand ECC update the 2005 guidelines. ‘+ When adirinistering CPR. immediate chest compressions should be done first. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published in Greuletion: Journal of the American Heart Assocation. ‘Recommendiag that chest compressions De the fist step for fay ane provessionat rescuers to revive victims of sudden cardiac arrest, the assodation said the A-B-Cs (Airway Breathing. ‘Compressions) of PR should now be changed to CA (Compressions-Airway Breathing). “For more than 40 years, CPR training has emphasized the ABCs of CPR, which instructed ‘people to open victims airway by tiling their head back, pinching the nose and breathing into tne victim’s moutn, ana onty then giving chest compressions,” sald Michael Sayre, M.D. ‘co-author ofthe guidelines and chairman of the Ameican Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovescular Care (ECC) Committee. “This approach was causing simifcant delaysin starting chestcomprescions, which are essential for keeping oxygen rich blood circulating= Atropine isno longer recommended for routine use in managing and treating Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) or asystale. Pediauic advanced life support (PALS) guidelines provide new infermation about resuscitating infants and children with certain congenital heart diseases and pulmonary hypertension, and emphasize organizing care around two-minute periods of uninterrupted cPR The CPR and ECC guidelines are science-based recommendations for treating cardiovascular emergencies — particularly sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, infants and newboms. The American Heart Association established the first resuscitation guidelines in 1966. The year 2010 marks the SO anniversary of Kouwenhoven, Jude, and Knickerbocker’s landmark study dacumenting cardiacarrest survival after chest compressions. A complete list of authorsis on the manuscript. Statements and conclusions. of study cuthors that are presemed at American Heart Association scientific meetings are solely those of the study authors and de not necessarily reflect association policy or position. The association makes no representation or warranty as ro their accuracy most manufacturers and other companies) alka make donations and ‘und specific association programs and events. The association has strict policies to prevent these relationships from influencing the scieace content. Revenues tom pharmaceutical and device corporations areavailable at www.americanheart.org/corporatefundi PHIUPPINE-BASED CONTACT: John Alvin L. Montana \WP ine Trainng Center Director (CHEERS Comparation AAC Coordinatar and TCFacuty ECSIFRInscructor eve atvetaa iar.com EMT-B AREMT httme//twitter.com/ahednaiiar wom cheers gowiteweb.com P.0.t0x 96488 Dubai - United Arab Emirates UAE/00571 50.348 4568