title: Resuscitation update for general practitioners.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The latest changes to resuscitation guidelines in Australia were released in 2016. Few of the changes will have an impact on general practitioners (GPs) but there are some additional issues that they, as health professionals and leaders in the community, should be informed about.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article is to provide an update for GPs on the current resuscitation guidelines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article describes the latest changes in resuscitation recommendations in the fields of first aid, basic life support, advanced life support and paediatric resuscitation, with an emphasis on issues of particular relevance to GPs.
authors.affiliation: ASM, MBBS, FRACGP, is Professor of Paramedics, Flinders University and Senior Medical Practitioner, South Australian Ambulance Service, Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grantham Asm
authors.forename: Rowena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christiansen
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004630:Emergencies; D058006:General Practice / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*