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- Stephen Rashford.
- Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Queensland Ambulance Service, Queensland. rashford@bigpond.com
- Aust Fam Physician. 2002 Sep 1;31(9):796-801.
BackgroundOut of hospital cardiac arrest victims contribute significantly to adult mortality figures but are encountered infrequently by most general practitioners and their staff. A number of scientific organisations produce guidelines for the basic and advanced management of cardiac arrest.ObjectiveTo review the management principles for basic and advanced adult cardiac life support measures for cardiac arrest.DiscussionGeneral practitioners are required to manage cardiac arrest victims infrequently. The initiation of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the rapid defibrillation of suitable cardiac rhythms determine a favourable outcome. All staff working at a surgery must be skilled in basic life support. The GP needs an understanding of advanced life support principles.
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