[Sandra]

What should we advise our citizens about performing CPR during outbreaks of COVID? (Especially when they are themselves patients at risk).

[Sandra]

Here you can find ILCOR recommendations:

• We suggest that chest compressions and cardiopulmonary resuscitation have the potential to generate aerosols (weak recommendation, very low certainty evidence).
• We suggest that in the current COVID-19 pandemic lay rescuers consider compressions and public-access defibrillation (good practice statement).
• We suggest that in the current COVID-19 pandemic, lay rescuers who are willing, trained and able to do so, consider providing rescue breaths to infants and children in addition to chest compressions (good practice statement).
• We suggest that in the current COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals should use personal protective equipment for aerosol generating procedures during resuscitation (weak recommendation, very low certainty evidence).
• We suggest it may be reasonable for healthcare providers to consider defibrillation before donning personal protective equipment for aerosol generating procedures in situations where the provider assesses the benefits may exceed the risks (good practice statement).

https://costr.ilcor.org/document/covid-19-infection-risk-to-rescuers-from-patients-in-cardiac-arrest

[Stylianos]

It’s a challenge to inspire and persuade bystanders to take part in rescuing a person at risk. This was difficult sometimes before COVID19. There is a fear about the pandemic. We must convince and train them that there is a safe way in order to resuscitate and to reduce the danger of dissemination. Anyone has a fabric mask in a pocket anymore. So the bystander can provide only compressions wearing fabric mask and putting on mouths victim a simple fabric like a towel , blouse, etc