ANZCOR Guidelines

The ANZCOR (Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation) guidelines provide those involved in resuscitation education and practice with recommendations based on scientific evidence.

Please note: Guidelines may be modified at any time and are only current from the day of printing.

When citing these guidelines we recommend using the following format:

ANZCOR, (year last updated), page title, accessed on day month year,  

For example:

ANZCOR, 2024, Guideline 13.5 – Tracheal Intubation and Ventilation of the Newborn, accessed 4 November 2024, <https://www.anzcor.org/home/neonatal-resuscitation/guideline-13-5-tracheal-intubation-and-ventilation-of-the-newborn/>

 

ANZCOR Guidelines

The ANZCOR (Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation) guidelines provide those involved in resuscitation education and practice with recommendations based on scientific evidence.

Please note: Guidelines may be modified at any time and are only current from the day of printing.

When citing these guidelines we recommend using the following format:

ANZCOR, (year last updated), page title, accessed on day month year,  

For example:

ANZCOR, 2024, Guideline 13.5 – Tracheal Intubation and Ventilation of the Newborn, accessed 4 November 2024, <https://www.anzcor.org/home/neonatal-resuscitation/guideline-13-5-tracheal-intubation-and-ventilation-of-the-newborn/>

 

Recent Updates

Updated on 5/03/2026

First Aid Management of Injuries

Guideline 9.1.4 – First Aid Management of Head Injury

Updated on 5/03/2026

Adult Advanced Life Support

Guideline 11.6.1 – Targeted Oxygen Therapy in Adult Advanced Life Support

Updated on 3/02/2026

Adult Advanced Life Support

Guideline 11.9 - Managing Acute Dysrhythmias

Updated on 29/01/2026

Adult Advanced Life Support

Guideline 11.5 – Medications in Adult Cardiac Arrest

Updated on 26/01/2026

ANZCOR Scientific Statements

In Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Updated on 9/01/2026

Algorithms and Flowcharts

Refractory Anaphylaxis

Updated on 9/01/2026

Adult Advanced Life Support

Guideline 11.10 Resuscitation in special circumstances

Updated on 6/01/2026

First Aid Management of Medical Conditions

Guideline 9.2.11 – First Aid Management of The Agitated Person

Updated on 12/12/2025

First Aid Management of Medical Conditions

Guideline 9.2.3 – Recognition and First Aid Management of the Seriously ILL person, including Shock and Sepsis

Major changes from previous guideline:

Exact diagnosis has been de-emphasised and recognition and treatment combined in the one guideline. 

Guidelines superseded:

9.2.3 – Shock: First Aid Management of the Seriously Ill or Injured Person November 2019

9.2.12 – Recognition and First Aid Management of the Seriously Ill person including Sepsis April 2021

 

Go to guideline

Updated on 12/12/2025

First Aid Management for the Environment

Guideline 9.3.3 - First Aid Management of Hypothermia and Cold-Related Injuries

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 If you have any questions, please reach out to the Resuscitation Council in your country.

For enquiries in New Zealand, head to:

NZ Resuscitation Council

For enquiries in Australia, head to:

AU Resuscitation Council