Cardiocerebral resuscitation - for lay rescurrs without ventilation?

Abstract

The authors a rewiew ofo the current on basic life support without mouth-to-mouth ventilation (cardiocerebral resiscitation). The history rationale for the integration of mouth-to-mouth breathing into cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its controversial role in relation to the pathophysiology of the most fequent circulatory arrests of cardiac origin are discussed.

Conclusions of experimental studies, clinical trials and the recent recommendations of resuscitation societies are summarized.

Keywords

• resuscitation
• cardiopulmonal resuscitation
• cardiocerebral resuscitation
• ventilation
• heart failure