The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) is an interdisciplinary council for resuscitation medicine and emergency medical care. The main goal of this organization is to save the life and on the basis of knowledge and experiences to ensure high quality of resuscitation available to all. Preparation, development and publication of resuscitation guidelines for Europe (Guidelines 2010 lastly), organization of courses for both, lay- and professional rescuers, and organization of congresses, are the key activities of the ERC. The program of this year's Congress was built with the intention to promote new technologies (especially cooling, feedback device and e.g.new application for SmartPhone, designed for Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training ...