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EMT current guidelines?
As of August '11 the CPR guidelines changed from A-B-C to C-A-B. That would also change the correct answers to the EMT exam regarding emergency situations to C-A-B, correct? Like situational questions when asked what to do first, you would focus on circulation before breathing, is this correct? Or is this only for CPR on the exam, and other emergency situations are still prioritized as A-B-C?
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- ?Lv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
No, the current order of treatment is A-B-C.
However, the new AHA 2010 guidelines changed the way cardiac arrest is handled. Cardiac Arrest ONLY is C-A-B. The theory is that if you are doing propper chest compressions, you are pushing blood around and some oxygen is being introduced into the victim.
Even if the victim has an occluded (blocked) airway, you need to do Compressions first. Compressions my dislodge the object occluding the airway.
CPR itself has changed as well. While 30:2 is still what they want, they are now teaching it to where you need to lift your hand slightly off the victims chest to allow for full heart expansion and maximum cardiac output.
So, CPR is C-A-B and EVERYTHING ELSE is A-B-C.
Hope this made sense.