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The 2025 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Paediatric Life Support (PLS) offer updated recommendations for healthcare providers and the public on preventing and managing cardiac arrest in children aged 0-18 years.

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  • Cardiology
  • Pediatrics
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines 2025 for Paediatric Life Support (PLS) are crucial updates for managing pediatric emergencies.
  • These guidelines are informed by the Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide comprehensive, evidence-based recommendations for paediatric life support.
  • To cover the continuum of care from prevention of cardiac arrest to post-discharge support for infants, children, and adolescents (0-18 years).

Main Methods:

  • Based on ILCOR's CoSTR and rapid reviews by the ERC Writing Group Paediatric Life Support.
  • Involved multidisciplinary stakeholders and community advisors representing families of pediatric cardiac arrest survivors and non-survivors.

Main Results:

  • The guidelines encompass prevention of cardiac arrest, basic and advanced life support, resuscitation in special circumstances, and post-resuscitation care.
  • Recommendations are tailored for healthcare providers and the general public, including implementation strategies and system factors.

Conclusions:

  • The 2025 ERC PLS Guidelines offer a standardized approach to pediatric resuscitation.
  • These guidelines aim to improve outcomes for children experiencing cardiac arrest, excluding neonatal resuscitation at birth.