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Over the last decade, survival from cardiac arrest has improved. Like surviving stroke or cancer, it often requires medications and treatments after discharge. It may also create new challenges with physical function, memory, speech, or depression. Family members, caregivers, and healthcare providers may also need support alongside that of the patient.

A new statement in highlights survival after cardiac arrest as complex and requiring long-term support. Healthcare partners and community leaders can provide survivors, their families and rescuers the opportunities to not only share their stories, but also add their voices as powerful advocates for CPR training, automated external defibrillator (AED) use and general cardiac arrest awareness.

• Statement: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivorship: A Scientific Statement From the AHA
• Podcast Series: Survivorship

Telecommunicators, including dispatchers and emergency call takers, are the true first responders and a critical link in the cardiac arrest chain of survival. Working with the 9-1-1 caller, telecommunicators have the first opportunity to identify a victim in cardiac arrest and provide initial care by delivering CPR instructions while quickly dispatching emergency medical services.

A new statement provides guidance and resources to build and maintain a T-CPR program and identifies strategies to overcome common implementation barriers to T-CPR.

• Statement: Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Policy Statement From the AHA
• Podcast Series: T-CPR
• Newsroom: Can a phone call help restart the heart?
• Additional Resources: T-CPR

Learn more about the separate processes of development for both continuous evidence evaluation and the AHA Guidelines.

• Infographic: How Official Resuscitation Guidelines are Produced
• Podcast Series: How AHA creates the CPR guidelines from the ILCOR CEE process
• Blog Post: How AHA creates the CPR guidelines from the ILCOR CEE process
• Visit the ILCOR Website
• See the Guidelines & Highlights

Pediatric post–cardiac arrest care focuses on anticipating, identifying, and treatment to improve survival and neurological outcomes. Read the statement from the AHA and learn more about key clinical problems in children after cardiac arrest and apply evidence-based guidelines for treatment.

• Statement: Care Considerations for the Pediatric Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient
• Podcast Series: Care Considerations for the Pediatric Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient
• Blog Post: Care Considerations for the Pediatric Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient

Check out the AHA's new podcast on the History of CPR! Join industry experts as they discuss the key differences between traditional CPR and Hands-Only CPR and understanding the key concepts of high-quality CPR.

• Podcast Series: AHA's History of CPR
• Blog Post: AHA's History of CPR