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Erste Hilfe. Notf Rett Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10049-021-00886-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zideman DA, Singletary EM, Borra V, Cassan P, Cimpoesu CD, De Buck E, Djärv T, Handley AJ, Klaassen B, Meyran D, Oliver E, Poole K. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: First aid. Resuscitation 2021; 161:270-290. [PMID: 33773828 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
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- Centre for Evidence-based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium; Cochrane First Aid, Mechelen, Belgium
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- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, France
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", Iasi, Emergency Department and Prehospital EMS SMURD Iasi Emergency County Hospital "Sf. Spiridon" Iasi, Romania
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- Centre for Evidence-based Practice, Belgian Red Cross, Mechelen, Belgium; Cochrane First Aid, Mechelen, Belgium; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Therese Djärv
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute and Division of Acute and Reparative Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
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- Emergency Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School Dundee, UK; British Red Cross, UK
| | - Daniel Meyran
- French Red Cross, Bataillon de Marins Pompiers de Marseille, France
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