Part 2. Adult basic life support: 2015 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Abstract

Chain of survival is a series of steps required to increase the survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest. To increase the survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest, chain of survival should be strengthened in a community. Chain of survival in 2015 Korean cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines is composed of five chains: the prevention and immediate recognition of cardiac arrest, early access (activation of emergency medical system [EMS]), early CPR, early defibrillation, and effective advanced life support and post-cardiac arrest care (Fig.