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. 1).