Management of adult cardiac arrest in the COVID-19 era: consensus statement from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Simon S CraigMya CubittAshish JaisonSteven TroupakisNatalie HoodChristina FongAdnan BilgramiPeter LemanJuan Carlos Ascencio-LaneGuruprasad NagarajJohn BonningGabriel Elan BlecherRob MitchellEllen BurkettSally M McCarthyAmanda M RojekKim HansenHelen PsihogiosPeter AllelySimon JudkinsLai Heng FoongStephen BernardPeter A CameronPublished in: The Medical journal of Australia (2020)
The changes outlined in this document require a significant adaptation for many doctors, nurses and paramedics. It is critically important that all health care workers have regular PPE and advanced life support training, are able to access in situ simulation sessions, and receive extensive debriefing after actual resuscitations. This will ensure safe, timely and effective management of the patients with cardiac arrest in the COVID-19 era.