Understanding the 2020 AHA Updated Guidelines Video
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Video at a Glance
Before 2017, AHA and ILCOR released updated ACLS, BLS, and PALS standards every five years. Since 2017, AHA and ILCOR have released annual updates to the AHA guidelines based on the best currently available scientific evidence. The AHA plans to release a full update every five years as in the past, but there is consensus that annual updates will ensure better patient care and outcomes.
This video provides the most current recommended changes to the guidelines. This year was a full update.
In this update, BLS and ACLS recommendations are combined for the adult and pediatric populations. The updates include those in the following topics:
- Adult Basic and Advanced Life Support
- Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support
- Neonatal Life Support
- Resuscitation Education Science
- Systems of Care
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