Society guideline links: Basic and advanced cardiac life support in children

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Basic and advanced cardiac life support in adults" and "Society guideline links: Arrhythmias in children".)

Links to guidelines related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are also provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Emergency care" and "Society guideline links: COVID-19 – Index of guideline topics".)

International

●International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR): International consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care science with treatment recommendations – Pediatric life support (2022)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): A case-based update of PALS – The 2010 paediatric basic and advanced life-support guidelines (2011, reaffirmed 2018)

United States

●American Heart Association (AHA): Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care – Pediatric basic and advanced life support (2020)

•Pediatric advanced life support, focused update (2018)

Europe

●European Resuscitation Council (ERC): Guidelines

•Paediatric life support (2021)