Yong Soo Jang, Gyu Chong Cho, Youngsuk Cho, Sun Gyoung Na, Do Kyun Kim, Tae-Youn Kim, Youdong Sohn, Gyuhong Shim, Young Hwa Jung, Yunhee Oh, Chun Song Youn, Mi Jin Lee, Jisook Lee, Chang Hee Lee, Youngbin Jang, Sung Phil Chung, Kyoung-Chul Cha, Ju Sun Heo, Sung Oh Hwang
Clin Exp Emerg Med 2026;13(Suppl 1):S18-S31. Published online May 31, 2026
The 2025 Korean basic life support guidelines are evidence-based treatment recommendations for basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The 2025 guidelines recommend that after checking the response of a patient suspected of cardiac arrest, call 119 (emergency medical services) immediately and request an automated external defibrillator (AED) before performing procedures to confirm cardiac arrest, such as checking breathing. There is currently insufficient evidence into the clinical effectiveness of dispatcher actively instructing individuals who report an emergency to retrieve and use an AED, but one observational study reported an increase in some survival rates. The guidelines recommend that lay rescuers and emergency medical personnel who have been trained in and are willing to perform artificial ventilation should apply standard CPR including artificial ventilation, and that lay rescuers who are not trained in or do not want to perform artificial ventilation should perform compression-only CPR. The guidelines emphasize high-quality CPR, including effective chest compressions and ventilation. The application of a rapid AED is continuously emphasized, and the anterolateral positioning method is recommended as a priority for ease of application. Healthcare workers are recommended to perform standard CPR with a compression to ventilation ratio of 30:2 for patients suspected of having a high-risk pathogen infection and to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, including a mask or respirator appropriate for the suspected pathogen, gloves, a gown, and eye protection.
Sung Phil Chung, Youdong Sohn, Jisook Lee, Youngsuk Cho, Kyoung-Chul Cha, Ju Sun Heo, Ai-Rhan Ellen Kim, Jae Guk Kim, Han-Suk Kim, Hyungoo Shin, Chiwon Ahn, Ho Geol Woo, Byung Kook Lee, Yong Soo Jang, Yu Hyeon Choi, Sung Oh Hwang, on behalf of the Guideline Committee of the Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (KACPR)
Clin Exp Emerg Med 2023;10(4):382-392. Published online August 25, 2023
Considerable evidence has been published since the 2020 Korean Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines were reported. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) also publishes the Consensus on CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) summary annually. This review provides expert opinions by reviewing the recent evidence on CPR and ILCOR treatment recommendations. The authors reviewed the CoSTR summary published by ILCOR in 2021 and 2022. PICO (patient, intervention, comparison, outcome) questions for each topic were reviewed using a systemic or scoping review methodology. Two experts were appointed for each question and reviewed the topic independently. Topics suggested by the reviewers for revision or additional description of the guidelines were discussed at a consensus conference. Forty-three questions were reviewed, including 15 on basic life support, seven on advanced life support, two on pediatric life support, 11 on neonatal life support, six on education and teams, one on first aid, and one related to COVID-19. Finally, the current Korean CPR Guideline was maintained for 28 questions, and expert opinions were suggested for 15 questions.
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