CPR and AED

CPR and AED, Eighth Edition is ideal for use within training courses designed to certify lay responders in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation. More than a stand-alone text, this student manual is the center of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers many resources to better support instructors and prepare students to learn life-saving skills.

CPR and AED, Eighth Edition includes:

Updated content that meets and exceeds the scientific recommendations developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and is consistent with the CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines as established by the American Heart Association and other resuscitation councils around the world Current information on CPR, AED, choking and airway obstruction, and special situations New and updated content on back blows for adults, encircling thumbs CPR technique for infants, opioid overdose response, compression-only CPR, and COVID-19 precautions Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CHAPTER 3 Airway Obstruction and Choking Care CHAPTER 4 Automated External Defibrillation CHAPTER 5 CPR Precautions, Complications, and Special Situations