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How does this recommendation differ from the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC?

April 26, 2017aha cpr differ ECC guidelines recommendation

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How does this recommendation differ from the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC?

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A. This scientific advisory amends the 2005 Guidelines on Hands-Only™ CPR (compression-only CPR) by increasing the circumstances for which Hands-Only CPR is recommended. Previously, use of Hands-Only CPR was recommended only for: “Laypersons . . . who are unable or unwilling to provide breaths…” and for dispatcher CPR instructions to bystanders by telephone. Recently published evidence demonstrates that Hands-Only CPR can be as effective as conventional CPR (CPR with breaths) when performed by bystanders. Therefore, the AHA now recommends that Hands-Only CPR can be used by any bystander who witnesses an adult suffer a sudden collapse outside of the hospital setting.