Basic life support for adults and children: the 2025 guidelines
High-quality CPR and early defibrillation for adults, children and infants, updated to the 2025 international resuscitation guidelines.
45 min Author: Dr Godfred Takyi, MBChB, FGCS(EM) Reviewed by: Dr Godfred Takyi, MBChB, FGCS(EM) Updated 2026-10-17By the end of this module you should be able to
- Describe what changed in the 2025 basic life support guidelines.
- Recognise cardiac arrest quickly, including agonal breathing, and call for help at once.
- Deliver high-quality chest compressions and effective rescue breaths.
- Use an AED safely with minimal pauses in compressions.
- Adapt basic life support for children and infants, and manage choking.
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