Part 8: Pediatric Advanced Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Free

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• Javier Lasa; Gurpreet Dhillon; Jonathan Duff; Jennifer Hayes; Beena Kamath-Rayne; Arielle Levy
PMID: 41122862DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-074351

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This journal article describes the 2025 guidelines for helping children during heart emergencies, created by the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The guidelines explain how to perform CPR and other life-saving steps for kids in simple, clear ways. It includes updates on what to do in different emergency situations to help save children's lives. These new rules are meant for doctors, nurses, and anyone who might need to help a child during a medical emergency.

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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; Advanced Cardiac Life Support

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

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