On the future of Basic Life Support training

Most but not all of the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were known by 1900. They were however not implemented because established opinion leaders feared change at that time; researchers in laboratories, clinicians, and rescuers did not communicate their findings resulting in no one putting together effective steps for a lifesaving approach to the sudden cardiac arrest [1]. By discussing the training strategies and contents, the present opinion paper aims to highlight the parallels with basic life support (BLS) training and future potentials for the 21st century.