ARC Guideline 11.1 Introduction to and Principles of In …

ARC Guideline Introduction to and Principles of In-hospital resuscitation Summary This Guideline focuses on in-hospital resuscitation and provides background information on BLS and ALS appropriate for the in-hospital environment. It should be read in conjunction with BLS, ALS and Paediatric guidelines. Who does this Guideline apply to? This Guideline applies to adults and children who require advanced life support (ALS) in an in-hospital environment. Who is the audience for this Guideline ? This Guideline is for health care professionals in hospital environments where equipment and medications are available. Recommendations The Australian resuscitation Council (ARC) recommends that: 1. As soon as possible, Advanced Life Support treatments are used to supplement the care of any patient receiving Basic Life Support. 2. Hospitals use early warning, rapid response team, or medical emergency team systems to reduce the incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrests, and in-hospital mortality, and to treat patient deterioration.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Advanced Life Support Providers, and includes new material related to in-hospital resuscitation partly based on the Resuscitation Council (UK) In-hospital resuscitation document.1 This guideline includes evidence from the 2015 ILCOR review process using GRADE methodology and the NHMRC methodology used in the

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