Guidelines for Everyone
The European Resuscitation Council presents this brochure about the 2025 Guidelines on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). It has been written and produced for the general public, describing the immediate responses needed when someone experiences a cardiac arrest. What happens in the first few minutes is a matter of life and death. When someone's heart stops, these moments are the most crucial. Very often, the first person able to help is not a physician or a nurse: in the vast majority of events, it is a family member, friend or bystander who knows CPR who is called upon to act.
The brochure will:
Explain in plain language when and how to perform CPR, because knowing what to do gives bystanders like you the ability and the confidence to act to save a life.
Share the latest and best resuscitation science, protocols and techniques for performing life-saving measures, including CPR.
Empower and inspire ordinary people across Europe to become potential lifesavers, making our communities safer.
Encourage everyone to seek out practical, hands-on lifesaving training and CPR courses available right in their community.
