01.08.2013 | Editorial
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) process for developing guidelines
Current status
Erschienen in: Notfall + Rettungsmedizin | Ausgabe 5/2013
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It is now almost three years since publication of the 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Science with Treatment Recommendations [1, 2]. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has facilitated 5-yearly comprehensive reviews of resuscitation science since 2000 [3]. ILCOR currently includes representatives from the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC), the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR), Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA), the InterAmerican Heart Foundation (IAHF), and the Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA) [4]. The 2010 Consensus on CPR Science publication provided broad treatment recommendations where these could be agreed. More detailed guidelines were published by the ILCOR member organisations and, although consistent with the science in the consensus document, they took into account geographic, economic and system differences [5, 6]. …Anzeige