title: The 2015 advanced life support guidelines: a summary and evidence for the updates.
abstract: The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation recently released updated 2015 recommendations for resuscitation. The guidelines form the basis for all levels of resuscitation training, now from first aid to advanced life support (ALS), and for trainees of varying medical skills, from schoolchildren to medical students and consultants. We highlight major updates relating to intra-arrest and postarrest care, and the evidence for their recommendation. We also summarise areas of uncertainty in the evidence for ALS, and highlight current discussions that will likely inform the next round of recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Phang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boon Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Justin D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Salciccioli
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: cardiac arrest; education; resuscitation; resuscitation, training