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Appendix
9
User Guide
Literature
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9.3
Literature
European Resuscitation Council
(2010)
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 (doi:10.1016/j.re-
suscitation.2010.08.021).
American Heart Association (2010)
International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardi-
ovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (DOI: 10.1161/CIRCU-
LATIONAHA.110.971010).
Cansell A.
Effectiveness and Safety of New Transthoracic Cardiac Defibrillation Waveforms – Bi-
phasic Pulses In "La Revue des SAMU 20": 280 - 294. 2000.
9.4
Glossary
ABCD
The primary ABCD
A = Airways (check if airways are free)
B = Breathing (artificial respiration)
C = Circulation (circulatory signs or cardiac massage)
D = Defibrillation
AED
Automated external defibrillator. This term is also used for semi-automatic defibrilla-
tors
BLS
Basic Life Support (artificial respiration and cardiac massage)
CPR is frequently used synonymously
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
VT
Ventricular tachycardia
VF
Ventricular fibrillation