Translations:Sauerstoff in der Notfallmedizin/7/en

Why oxygen in cardiac emergencies? The ultimate therapeutic goal of any cardiac emergency is to improve oxygenation in all tissues of the body. Oxygen is a drug like any i.v. or orally administered drug. It's just easier in the way it's applied. Therefore, oxygen is the first measure in any cardiac emergency and is considered a Class I recommendation of the AHA, even if there are no reliable studies on mortality improvement, etc., as these are difficult to prepare in such situations it is not ethically possible to provide a cardiac emergency without oxygen. Always remember "Oxygen - i.v.access - ECG" as a first measure in a cardiac emergency.