European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions

These European Resuscitation Council Ethics guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the ethical, routine practice of resuscitation and end-of-life care of adults and children. The guideline primarily focus on major ethical practice interventions (i.e. advance directives, advance care planning, and shared decision making), decision making regarding resuscitation, education, and research. These areas are tightly related to the application of the principles of bioethics in the practice of resuscitation and end-of-life care.

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The European Resuscitation Council Ethics guidelines focus on evidence-based recommendations for the ethical practice of resuscitation and end-of-life care for adults and children. The guidelines emphasize major ethical interventions such as advance directives, advance care planning, and shared decision making. These guidelines are closely related to the application of bioethical principles in the field of resuscitation and end-of-life care.