Basic Life Support for Student Nurses Basic Life Support for Student Nurses

Basic Life Support - Australia & New Zealand ? Guideline 7 - (New) - A new guideline has been added which recognises the role of AEDs as part of BLS in both out of hospital and in hospital environments - Clear recommendations are made that training in AED use should be part of BLS Guideline 8 - CPR - Increased emphasis on bystander CPR as lifesaving intervention - Compression rescue breathing ratio remains at 30:2 - Resuscitation steps are now DRS ABCD – the ‘S’ has been added for ‘send for help’ - Major change: In a victim who is unresponsive and not breathing normally, CPR commences with compressions rather than rescue breaths - If unwilling to perform rescue breaths, then perform compression only CPR Guideline 10 - CPR Training - Regardless of the recency of CPR training, any attempt at resuscitation is better than no attempt - The NZRC/ARC recommends that individuals trained in CPR should refresh their skills annually (Laerdal, ND) ? ? In addition, Guideline 11 - Precordial Thump & Fist Pacing reports that precordial thump may only be considered where the patient has been monitored and pulseless ventricular tachycardia is present (NZRC, 2010a). Page 2

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