The Resuscitation Council (UK) has published its 2010 guidelines.
The following changes in the BLS guidelines for adults have been made to reflect the importance placed on chest compression, particularly good quality compressions, and to attempt to reduce the number and duration of pauses in chest compression:
1. When obtaining help, ask for an automated external defibrillator (AED), if one is available.
2. Compress the chest to a depth of 5-6 cm and at a rate of 100-120 per min.
3. Give each rescue breath over 1 s rather than 2 s.
4. Do not stop to check the victim or discontinue CPR unless the victim starts to show signs of regaining consciousness, such as coughing, opening his eyes, speaking, or moving purposefully AND starts to breathe normally.
The full guidelines are available here.
