[Update ERC guidelines 2025 on cardiopulmonary resuscitation]

In October 2025 the current resuscitation guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) were published in Resuscitation and translated into the German language by the German Resuscitation Council (GRC). This article focuses specifically on the main aspects and changes to the recommendations on basic life support, adult advanced life support and postresuscitation care. It should be emphasized that dispatchers will be involved earlier than before in the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the form of assisted telephone resuscitation. Furthermore, in the event of persistent ventricular fibrillation, a so-called vector change should be considered. Probably the biggest change is that the previous targeted temperature management is no longer recommended and that only temperature control should be attempted.