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ILCOR has seven member organizations that lead a process to review and grade scientific data on resuscitation, first
aid, and treatment that has been published throughout the world. The organizations review relevant data from
thousands of published articles, grade and rank the articles based on their quality, and determine whether the new
evidence is supportive, neutral, or opposing to existing evidence. The best new evidence is then compared to
existing standards and ILCOR consensus statements are made to influence improvement of the current standards.
The seven member organizations represent distinct geographies where differences exist in economic conditions,
practice patterns, availability of medical equipment and drugs, and ease of training. Despite these differences, “All
ILCOR member organizations are committed to minimizing international differences in resuscitation practice and to
optimizing the effectiveness of resuscitation practice, instructional methods, teaching aids, and training networks”
(Hazinski, Nolan, et al.). The member organizations are:
• The American Heart Association • The Resuscitation Council of South Africa
• The European Resuscitation Council • The InterAmerican Heart Foundation
• The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada • The Resuscitation Council of Asia
• The Australian and New Zealand Committee on
Resuscitation
These member organizations take the final ILCOR recommendations and tweak them as appropriate for their
geography. For example, some 23% of deliveries in The Netherlands occur at home, and The European Resuscitation
Council standards reflect this divergence from the international norm. ILCOR guidelines are updated every five years
and are usually incorporated in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) curricula
within one year of their release.
To learn more about ILCOR, go to http://ilcor.org/home/
REFERENCES:
Hazinski, Mary Fran, Nolan, Jerry P. et al., “Part 1: Executive Summary: 2015 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations,” Circulation, American Heart Association, 2015; 132:S2-S39.
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