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The principles of basic and advanced life support are the same for the prehospital setting but can be limited by a combination of factors.

The causes of cardiorespiratory arrest in children differ from those in adults in that most paediatric arrests arise from decompensated respiratory or circulatory failure (i.e. they are predominantly...

Adult ALS includes advanced interventions after basic life support has started and when appropriate an AED has been used.

Prevention of cardiac arrest is the first link in the Chain of Survival.3 This section of the guidelines stresses the importance of preventing cardiac arrest in all age groups, and the...

Cardiac arrhythmias are relatively common in the 'peri-arrest' period. An arrhythmia may precede the development of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or asystole or may develop after successful...

This section contains guidance on the initial resuscitation of an adult cardiac arrest victim where the cardiac arrest occurs outside a hospital. This includes basic life support and the use of an...

Contributors Resuscitation Guidelines 2015 and conflict of interest

The Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure/Examination (ABCDE) approach is a systematic approach to the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.

Introduction

Until such time that the newly born infant has successfully made the transition to air breathing it is dependent on the placenta and umbilical cord for respiration.