Your Guide to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)

What is ILCOR?

The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) includes eight international resuscitation organizations: the American Heart Association (AHA), European Resuscitation Council (ERC), Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC), Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA), Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA), the Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation (ANZCOR), and the InterAmerican Heart Foundation (IAHF).

ILCOR is conducting systematic reviews and updates of scientific evidence supporting ECC treatment recommendations.  More than 250 CPR and ECC scientific topics will undergo evidence-based review.  This process represents the most comprehensive, systematic review of the resuscitation literature to date. 

What is the mission of ILCOR?

ILCOR will provide an evaluation process by which the international science and knowledge relevant to CPR and ECC is identified and reviewed.  ILCOR will periodically develop and publish a consensus on resuscitation science.  When possible, ILCOR will publish treatment recommendations applicable to all member organizations.  This consensus mechanism may be used by member organizations to provide consistent guidelines on resuscitation.  ILCOR will encourage coordination of guideline development and publication by its member organizations.  While the major focus will be on evaluation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care science, ILCOR will also address the effectiveness of education and training, and approaches to the organization and implementation of emergency cardiovascular care.

ILCOR published the 2005 International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) on Nov. 28, 2005 in the journals Circulation and Resuscitation.

The opportunity to review resources from C2005 is also available.

Reviewed/Updated: 07/23/2009