title: Changes in guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care.
abstract: At the Fifth National Conference on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care held in Dallas in February 1992, changes in the guidelines for basic life support and advanced cardiac life support were recommended. These changes are defined and explained in this article.
authors.affiliation: Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Melamed
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans