European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 Systems saving lives

The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) has produced these Systems Saving Lives guidelines, which are based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations. The topics covered include chain of survival, measuring performance of resuscitation, social media and smartphones apps for engaging community, European Restart a Heart Day, World Restart a Heart, KIDS SAVE LIVES campaign, lower-resource setting, European Resuscitation Academy and Global Resuscitation Alliance, early warning scores, rapid response systems, and medical emergency team, cardiac arrest centres and role of dispatcher.

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The ERC has produced guidelines on life-saving systems based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, covering topics such as chain of survival, performance measurement, social media engagement, and global campaigns like World Restart a Heart.