Submitted By: G. Joe Wright. DDS
New CPR Guidelines Will Affect Austin Dentists
Just five years after revising the guidelines for basic life support for cardiac arrest and choking victims, the American Heart Association has done it again.
The new 2005 AHA guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care are based on the largest review of resuscitation literature ever published. The process was organized by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), and involved 380 international resuscitation experts over a 36-month period. These new guidelines are mandated to go into effect for all Healthcare Provider Classes given by CPR Instructors working under the Austin
