From Choking Response to Naloxone Use: What’s New in CPR Guidelines

Updated guidelines published for pediatric CPR and emergency cardiovascular care

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association (the Association), a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, have published updated guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care for newborn and pediatric populations.

From choking response to naloxone use: What’s new in CPR guidelines

For the first time since 2020, the American Heart Association has updated its CPR guidelines, introducing several key changes.The new guidance includes updated recommendations for responding to choking incidents, opioid overdoses and cardiac arrest.Previously, there was no specific guidance for helping an adult who is choking. Past recommendations for choking children called for abdominal thrusts only. The 2025 update now advises alternating fiv…

AAP, AHA update pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency cardiovascular care guidelines

Updated 2025 CPR guidelines from the AAP and AHA include revisions to pediatric and neonatal resuscitation, reflecting new evidence and a unified chain of survival.