New CPR Guidelines

For anyone with an emergency medical background or even basic BLS training, the life-saving acronym has always been the mantra of A-B-C - that is, Airway, Breathing and Circulation - in THAT order. This has been the protocol for a very long time.

This new guideline though by the American Heart Association (AHA) seems to have reversed the order.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/do-cpr-the-right-way-5-things-everyone-needs-to-know-2399731/

Honestly, as with any recent development or new insight, I've never been an "early adopter" so to speak, but a conservative, more so when lives are at stake. I feel the need to ask those more knowledgeable on this one.

UPDATE: Link to the New 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/Science/Guidelines/2010-AHA-Guidelines-for-CPR-ECC_UCM_317311_SubHomePage.jsp

This other link though is a simpler condensation of the released guidelines:

http://firstaid.about.com/od/cpr/qt/09_2010_CPR_Guidelines.htm

Just a reminder again though, as I mentioned previously in the Dislcaimer reference post above: you can't learn CPR and the basics of First Aid simply from the web alone. Go and get trained properly by a competent instructor at your nearest Red Cross!