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Survival of cardiac arrest continues to be very poor. Survival is dependent on the characteristics of the cardiac arrest, on the patient’s medical history, and the time between the cardiac arrest en start of resuscitation. The introduction of the automated external defibrillator (AED) has dramatically increased survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims.<ref>ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2nd Edition</ref>  
Survival of cardiac arrest continues to be very poor. Survival is dependent on the characteristics of the cardiac arrest, on the patient’s medical history, and the time between the cardiac arrest en start of resuscitation. The introduction of the automated external defibrillator (AED) has dramatically increased survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims.<cite>ESCTextbook</cite>


==Basic Life Support (BLS)==
==Basic Life Support (BLS)==
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=References=
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# ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2nd Edition
# ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2nd Edition
# European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 1. Executive summary. Nolan JP, Soar J, Zideman DA, Biarent D, Bossaert LL, Deakin C, Koster RW, Wyllie J, Böttiger B; ERC Guidelines Writing Group.Resuscitation. 2010 Oct;81(10):1219-76.
# European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 1. Executive summary. Nolan JP, Soar J, Zideman DA, Biarent D, Bossaert LL, Deakin C, Koster RW, Wyllie J, Böttiger B; ERC Guidelines Writing Group.Resuscitation. 2010 Oct;81(10):1219-76.