This advice was current in December 2020. However, for the latest guidelines on how to administer CPR during the Covid-19 pandemic please refer to the Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.
The science of resuscitation has advanced since CPR and ECC guidelines were last published in 2000. The 2005 guidelines include several critical changes in approach, all geared toward improving ...
the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals were considered ineligible for potentially lifesaving CPR, solely on the basis of age or disability, without being individually assessed.
The guidelines also say an AED can be used, if one is available, after the person has been removed from the water. But CPR should be started before using an AED. "Drowning can be fatal," Dezfulian ...