Cardiorespiratory arrest

Abstract 

During core medical training the trainee should acquire sufficient knowledge and skills, and demonstrate appropriate attitudes and behaviours to allow the competent assessment and resuscitation of patients who have suffered cardiorespiratory arrest. These attributes have been defined by the UK Resuscitation Council, whose most recent guidelines are based upon an extensive systematic review of evidence by teams of international experts.

Keywords: advanced life support, asystole, basic life support, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, pulseless electrical activity, ventricular fibrillation