Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Monica E. Kleinman; Jason E. Buick; Nicole Huber; Ahamed H. Idris; Michael Levy; Sean G. Morgan; Michelle M.J. Nassal; Matthew R. Neth; Tatsuya Norii; Mark E. Nunnally; Amber J. Rodriguez; Brian K. Walsh; Ian R. Drennan

doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369

Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

Monica E. Kleinman
, Jason E. Buick
, Nicole Huber
, Ahamed H. Idris
, Michael Levy
, Sean G. Morgan
, Michelle M.J. Nassal
, Matthew R. Neth
, Tatsuya Norii
, Mark E. Nunnally
, Amber J. Rodriguez
, Brian K. Walsh
, Ian R. Drennan

Respiratory Care

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The American Heart Association's 2025 Adult Basic Life Support Guidelines build upon prior versions with updated recommendations for assessment and management of persons with cardiac arrest, as well as respiratory arrest and foreign-body airway obstruction. The chapter addresses the important elements of adult basic life support including initial recognition of cardiac arrest, activation of emergency response, provision of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of an automated external defibrillator. In addition, there are updated recommendations on the treatment of foreign-body airway obstruction. The use of opioid antagonists (eg, naloxone) during respiratory or cardiac arrest is incorporated into the adult basic life support algorithms, with more detailed information provided in "Part 10: Adult and Pediatric Special Circumstances of Resuscitation."

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S448-S478
Journal	Circulation
Volume	152
Issue number	16 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369
State	Published - Oct 21 2025

Keywords

AHA Scientific Statements
airway obstruction
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
heart arrest
ventilation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)

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Kleinman, M. E., Buick, J. E., Huber, N., Idris, A. H., Levy, M., Morgan, S. G., Nassal, M. M. J., Neth, M. R., Norii, T., Nunnally, M. E., Rodriguez, A. J., Walsh, B. K., & Drennan, I. R. (2025). Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation, 152(16 2), S448-S478. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369

Kleinman, ME, Buick, JE, Huber, N, Idris, AH, Levy, M, Morgan, SG, Nassal, MMJ, Neth, MR, Norii, T, Nunnally, ME, Rodriguez, AJ, Walsh, BK & Drennan, IR 2025, 'Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care', Circulation, vol. 152, no. 16 2, pp. S448-S478. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001369

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