Abstract
Informed by a series of systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence updates from
the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, the 2021 European Resuscitation
Council Guidelines present the most up to date evidence-based guidelines for the practice
of resuscitation across Europe. The guidelines cover the epidemiology of cardiac arrest;
the role that systems play in saving lives, adult basic life support, adult advanced
life support, resuscitation in special circumstances, post resuscitation care, first
aid, neonatal life support, paediatric life support, ethics and education.
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