Gavin D. Perkins

TL;DR: Cardiothoracic anesthetic, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK Anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK Surgical ICU, Oslo University Hospital Ulleval, Oslo, Norway Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Critical Care and Resuscitation, University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School, Warwick, UK

TL;DR: This section contains the guidelines for adult BLS by lay rescuers and for the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), which includes recognition of sudden cardiac arrest, the recovery position and management of choking.

TL;DR: The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Advanced Life Support (ALS) Task Force performed detailed systematic reviews based on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and using the methodological approach proposed by the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group.

TL;DR: This chapter contains guidance on the techniques used during the initial resuscitation of an adult cardiac arrest victim and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

TL;DR: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK Anaesthesia and intensive care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, UK Department of Anesthesiology, and intensive care medicine, The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), London, UK NHS Foundation Trust, Coventry, UK The National Health Service (NHS), Coventry and Birmingham, UK Heart of England (HSE), Birmingham, Birmingham and The Royal National Institute of Neurological and Women's Health Service