Part 6: Pediatric Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

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• Benny Joyner Jr; Maya Dewan; Aarti Bavare; Allan de Caen; Kimberly DiMaria; Joelle Donofrio-Odmann
PMID: 41122852DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-074350

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This journal article describes the 2025 guidelines for helping children who need CPR or emergency heart care. The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics made these rules to help save kids’ lives in emergencies. It explains how to check if a child needs help, how to do chest compressions and give breaths, and when to use an AED. The guidelines also cover what adults should do differently for babies, children, and teens during CPR so they can give the best care possible in emergencies.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: American Heart Association; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Child; Emergency Medical Services; Heart Arrest; Infant; Pediatrics; Guidelines as Topic; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Institutions: American Heart Association; American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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