American Heart Association
AHA update: BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
Abstract
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released its 2020 guidelines for advanced cardiovascular life support, basic life support, and pediatric advanced life support. This article details these updates, as well as the latest AHA recommendations for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care.
Source and rights
Published by Nursing, 2021. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- American Heart Association
- Published
- 2021
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Nursing
- PubMed
- 34014872
- Added to Prognia
- 23 July 2026