Did you know? ILCOR has shifted to a Continuous Evidence Evaluation (CEE) system What does this mean for you? You won’t get your giant q5year update anymore! Instead, experts and scientists will constantly scan the literature. When sufficient evidence requires a change in the guidelines, a FOCUSED update will then be released. When does this process begin? It already has! The first focused update was JUST released. New studies have strengthened ILCOR’s confidence about …
What paramedics need to know about the new CPR and ECC guidelines
Editor’s note: This infographic and an article highlighting paramedical implications of the guidelines changes was published in Canadian Paramedicine. We encourage you to check out the full article and other great pieces at canadianparamedicine.ca. Learn more about the changes at eccguidelines.heart.org These newly revised guidelines guidelines present evidence-base care for cardiac arrest patients, and they have greatly influenced the work all emergency providers (including paramedics). With each successive iteration, prehospital care has become more complex, more important, and most importantly, more …
The ‘Top Five Changes’ Project: 2015 AHA guidelines on CPR + ECC update infographic series
Editor’s Note: Last Wednesday was like the night before Christmas for the BoringEM team. We had trouble getting to sleep as we awaited the Thursday release of the 2015 ILCOR / AHA / Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC)! We spent the prior week planning for how our team could help to translate and disseminate this material to our readers, the #FOAMed community, and around the world. We are happy …
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