2008 AHA Guidelines Changes
Hands-Only CPR
The American Heart Association Recently published an Advisory Statement, Hands-Only CPR: a call to action for bystander response to adults who experience out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest in the journal Circulation.
The course materials you have in stock are still technically correct. We are providing the electronic files to you so that you can print what you need to update your current inventories. All NSC inventory will be either slip-sheeted with the changes or will be reprinted with the changes in place.
Updated inventory has a projected warehouse date of July 1, 2008.
Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED
CPR and AED
| Course Component |
Changes Made |
Instructor’s Manual |
- Blocks 6 & 7 re: working with the current DVD (Same as SFA above)
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Student workbook |
(Same as SFA above)
- Lesson Objectives, page 1
- Performance Checklists, page 2
- Things To Remember, page 5
- Part 2: Quick Guide, page 22
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First Responder
| Course Component |
Changes Made |
Instructor’s Manual |
- Special Note to Instructors, pages 133 & 134
- Chest Compression Alert, page 138
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Student text |
- Alert! Chest Compressions, page 133
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Pocket Guide |
- Page 54, above “Using an AED”
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BLS Healthcare and Professional Rescuer
| Course Component |
Changes Made |
Instructor’s Manual |
- Video Self Instruction for CPR Skills, page 3
- Skill Steps: CPR; Alert! Chest Compressions, page 49
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Student text |
(Same as First Responder above)
- Alert! Chest Compressions, page 43
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First Aid Taking Action
| Course Component |
Changes Made |
Instructor’s Manual |
- Special Note to Instructors, pages 6-1, 6-2, Appendix A page 2
- Compression-Only CPR, page 6-7
- CPR: Healthcare and Professional Rescuers Differ Somewhat From Lay Rescuers, Appendix A page 12
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Student text |
- Compression-Only CPR, page 83
- Appendix A, CPR, page 430
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