Updated CPR guidance in accordance with new variants of Covid-19 amid evolving pandemic: AHA
USA: The American Heart Association's (AHA) recent update on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 now requires health care personnel to put on complete personal protective equipment (PPE) before initiating CPR on any patient with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. This is a significant departure from the last edition of this guideline, which stated that physicians should not postpone chest compressions to put on PPE or cover these patients' faces.
The alteration was made in response to the advent of the Omicron version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is more highly infectious. In the event that first responders won't be wearing adequate PPE, they should do so quickly and commence CPR on a patient who is having cardiac arrest due to COVID-19, whether proven or suspected.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] and the World Health Organization [WHO] both recently made recommendations, which are reflected in this revised guideline. In view of the substantial decline in cardiac arrest survival rates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the updated recommendation gives additional insight into PPE usage during probable aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and underscores the necessity for resuscitation best practices.
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