This is the sixth annual summary of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular …

Improving in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) quality of care for adult and pediatric patients—
not simply survival—requires a comprehensive set of programs and actions. Ideally, these …

Background—Population-based data for pediatric cardiac arrest are scant and largely from
urban areas. The Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Epistry–Cardiac Arrest is a …

Basic life support (BLS), advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS), and post–cardiac
arrest care are labels of convenience that each describe a set of skills and knowledge that …

Cardiac arrest is a major public health issue, with more than 500 000 deaths of children and
adults per year in the United States. 1–3 Despite significant scientific advances in the care of …

These guidelines contain recommendations for basic life support (BLS) and advanced life
support (ALS) for adult patients and are based on the best available resuscitation science …

The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) issued guidelines for paediatric life support
(PLS) in 1994, 1998 and 2000. 1—4 The last edition was based on the International …

Course overview. Systematic approach to the seriously III or injured child. Effective
resuscitation team dynamics. Recognition of respiratory distress and failure. Management of …

ContextCardiac arrests in adults are often due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless
ventricular tachycardia (VT), which are associated with better outcomes than asystole or …

This 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency
Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) for pediatric life …