October 18th, 2010
New CPR Guidelines Replace A-B-C with C-A-B
Larry Husten, PHD
Chest compressions gain pride of place (and trump alphabetical order) in the newly published and much-anticipated updated guidelines for CPR from the AHA. The new guidelines replace the traditional A-B-C (Airway-Breathing-Compressions) with C-A-B (Compressions-Airway-Breathing), recommending that “chest compressions be the first step for lay and professional rescuers to revive victims of sudden cardiac arrest.” The […]
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