2019 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations

Published: November 14, 2019

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Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces

  • This third in a series of annual International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ILCOR) consensus on science with treatment recommendations (CoSTR) summaries is based on ILCOR’s new adoption of continuous evidence evaluation (CEE).
  • This ILCOR CoSTR summary includes an update of resuscitation and first aid science.
  • Topic areas include adult basic life support, pediatric life support, and first aid involving presyncope and physical countermeasures in adults and children.