Evidence · Review article
American Heart Association updated 2025 practice guidelines: Basic life support, advanced cardiovascular life support, pediatric advanced life support, and neonatal resuscitation.
Review articleAmerican Heart Association2026
- Airway
- Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
- Cardiovascular
- Intubation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Neurology
- Nursing
Summary
A nursing-journal presentation of the American Heart Association's updated 2025 practice guidelines spanning basic life support, advanced cardiovascular life support, paediatric advanced life support and neonatal resuscitation. It is aimed at clinicians across the age spectrum who perform or support cardiac arrest management, including PICU and emergency staff. Themes include high-quality CPR, airway and ventilation management during arrest, and post-arrest considerations. No abstract was available, so specific recommendation content cannot be detailed here.
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