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<strong>Resuscitation</strong> 81 (2010) 1293–130418 de 0ctubre de 2010 www.elsuapdetodos.comContents lists available at ScienceDirect<strong>Resuscitation</strong>journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/resuscitation<strong>European</strong> <strong>Resuscitation</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Resuscitation</strong> 2010Section 3. Electrical therapies: Automated external defibrillators, defibrillation,cardioversion and pacingCharles D. Deakin a,∗ , Jerry P. Nolan b , Kjetil Sunde c , Rudolph W. Koster da Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust, Southampton, UKb Royal United Hospital, Bath, UKc Oslo University Hospital Ulleval, Oslo, Norwayd Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSummary of changes since 2005 <strong>Guidelines</strong>The most important changes in the 2010 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Resuscitation</strong><strong>Council</strong> (ERC) guidelines <strong>for</strong> electrical therapies include:• The importance of early, uninterrupted chest compressions isemphasised throughout these guidelines.• Much greater emphasis on minimising the duration of the preshockand post-shock pauses. The continuation of compressionsduring charging of the defibrillator is recommended.• Immediate resumption of chest compressions following defibrillationis also emphasised; in combination with continuationof compressions during defibrillator charging, the delivery ofdefibrillation should be achievable with an interruption in chestcompressions of no more than 5 s.• Safety of the rescuer remains paramount, but there is recognitionin these guidelines that the risk of harm to a rescuer froma defibrillator is very small, particularly if the rescuer is wearinggloves. The focus is now on a rapid safety check to minimise thepre-shock pause.• When treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, emergency medicalservices (EMS) personnel should provide good-quality <strong>CPR</strong>while a defibrillator is retrieved, applied and charged, but routinedelivery of a pre-specified period of <strong>CPR</strong> (e.g., 2 or 3 min)be<strong>for</strong>e rhythm analysis and a shock is delivered is no longerrecommended. For some emergency medical services that havealready fully implemented a pre-specified period of chest compressionsbe<strong>for</strong>e defibrillation, given the lack of convincing dataeither supporting or refuting this strategy, it is reasonable <strong>for</strong>them to continue this practice.• The use of up to three-stacked shocks may be considered ifventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT)∗ Corresponding author.E-mail address: charlesdeakin@doctors.org.uk (C.D. Deakin).occurs during cardiac catheterisation or in the early postoperativeperiod following cardiac surgery. This three-shockstrategy may also be considered <strong>for</strong> an initial, witnessed VF/VTcardiac arrest when the patient is already connected to a manualdefibrillator.• Electrode pastes and gels can spread between the two paddles,creating the potential <strong>for</strong> a spark and should not be usedIntroduction0300-9572/$ – see front matter © 2010 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Resuscitation</strong> <strong>Council</strong>. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.08.008The chapter presents guidelines <strong>for</strong> defibrillation using bothautomated external defibrillators (AEDs) and manual defibrillators.There are only a few differences from the 2005 ERC <strong>Guidelines</strong>. Allhealthcare providers and lay responders can use AEDs as an integralcomponent of basic life support. Manual defibrillation is usedas part of advanced life support (ALS) therapy. Synchronised cardioversionand pacing options are included on many defibrillatorsand are also discussed in this chapter.Defibrillation is the passage of an electrical current across themyocardium of sufficient magnitude to depolarise a critical massof myocardium and enable restoration of coordinated electricalactivity. Defibrillation is defined as the termination of fibrillationor, more precisely, the absence of VF/VT at 5 s after shock delivery;however, the goal of attempted defibrillation is to restore anorganised rhythm and a spontaneous circulation.Defibrillator technology is advancing rapidly. AED interactionwith the rescuer through voice prompts is now established andfuture technology may enable more specific instructions to be givenby voice prompt. The evolving ability of defibrillators to assessthe rhythm whilst <strong>CPR</strong> is in progress is an important advance andenables rescuers to assess the rhythm without interrupting externalchest compressions. In the future, wave<strong>for</strong>m analysis may alsoenable the defibrillator to calculate the optimal time at which togive a shock.www.elsuapdetodos.com

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