2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC
2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC
Coming this November: The American Heart Association & American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid!
Virtual Event
On November 14, the AHA will publish the 2024 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid, also in Circulation. These guidelines represent the first comprehensive review of first aid science and treatment recommendations since 2010.
- Webinar title: AHA-ARC Guidelines for First Aid
- Speakers:
- Writing group co-chair, Matthew J. Douma, PhD, MN, and writing committee member
- Eric J. Lavonas, MD, MS, will cover the first aid guidelines
- Jeanette Previdi, BSN, RN, who is the ECC Committee chair, will serve as the moderator.
- Time and date: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. CT Nov. 14, 2024
Highlights of the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC
The 2020 Guidelines Highlights provides a summary of the full 2020 resuscitation guidelines.
View and download this document in 17 languages.
2020 Guidelines in Circulation
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2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC: The Virtual Experience
The American Heart Association is pleased to announce that the official 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care (2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC) will be published online in the AHA’s flagship journal, Circulation, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Guidelines Instructor Updates
The 2020 AHA Guidelines Instructor Update Courses, exclusively for our AHA Instructors, are now available! These courses satisfy Instructors’ required, official 2020 AHA Guidelines Instructor Update.
All AHA Instructors must complete their required science update by February 1, 2021.
NEW AHA Digital Resuscitation Portfolio
For the first time, the AHA has launched products updated to reflect new resuscitation science simultaneously with the Guidelines. Learn how the AHA is Bringing Science to Life through our new Digital Resuscitation Portfolio, featuring True Adaptive™ learning.
2020 AHA Guidelines In-Service for Healthcare Providers
The 2020 AHA Guidelines Science In-Service is an online course designed to provide healthcare providers information on new science and key changes published in the 2020 AA Guidelines for CPR and ECC.
2020 AHA Guidelines Digital Content Highlights
View infographics and listen to podcasts from resuscitation experts involved in creating the 2020 AHA Guidelines.
2020 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC Media Kit
Access the electronic press kit for 2020 Guidelines here.