The Board of the European Resuscitation Council has re-evaluated the recommendations for Basic Life Support in the Guidelines 2005 in the light of several recent scientific studies. Bystanders who have been trained in Basic Life Support (BLS) and who witness a sudden collapse in an adult should immediately initiate rescue actions by providing 30 chest compressions of adequate force and depth at a rate of 100/minute followed by 2 mouth-to-mouth ventilations. The rescuer(s) More...