Basic life support (BLS) refers to maintaining airway patency and supporting breathing and
the circulation, without the use of equipment other than a protective device. 1 T his section …

The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation initiated a continuous review of new,
peer-reviewed published cardiopulmonary resuscitation science. This is the fifth annual …

the first time, first aid. Each task force performed detailed systematic reviews based on the
recommendations of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 4 and the criteria of …

Utstein-style guidelines contribute to improved public health internationally by providing a
structured framework with which to compare emergency medical services systems …

Adult advanced life support (ALS) includes advanced interventions after basic life support
has started and when appropriate an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been used …

Informed by a series of systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence updates from the
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, the 2021 European Resuscitation Council …

Abstract These European Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support guidelines, are
based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science …

This executive summary provides the essential treatment algorithms for the resuscitation of
children and adults and highlights the main guideline changes since 2010. Detailed …

This chapter contains guidance on the techniques used during the initial resuscitation of an
adult cardiac arrest victim. This includes basic life support (BLS: airway, breathing and …

Heart rhythms associated with cardiac arrest are divided into two groups: shockable rhythms
(ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT)) and non-shockable rhythms …