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European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2000 for Basic Paediatric Life Support. A statement from the Paediatric

B Phillips1, D Zideman, L Garcia-Castrillo

  • 1Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK.

Resuscitation
|March 30, 2001
PubMed

Insights

The European Resuscitation Council updated its Paediatric Life Support guidelines based on new evidence. Few major changes were needed as Europe already adopted some updates from the Guidelines 2000.

Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Resuscitation Science

Background:

  • The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) previously issued Paediatric Life Support (PLS) guidelines in 1998.
  • These guidelines were based on the 1997 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Advisory Statements.

Framework:

  • New evidence evaluations culminated in the 2000 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
  • The ERC Paediatric Life Support Working Party reviewed these guidelines and supporting literature.

Implementation:

  • Recommended changes to the existing ERC Basic PLS guidelines are presented.
  • The review considered the American Heart Association's contribution and ILCOR representatives.

Implications:

  • Few significant modifications were necessary for the ERC guidelines.
  • Many "Guidelines 2000" changes were already implemented in Europe post-1998 ILCOR statements.

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