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Resuscitation Guidelines

  The Resuscitation Guidelines 2005
      Algorithms for Guidelines 2005
      Posters of algorithms in Guidelines 2005
 
  iResus - Resuscitation guidance on the iPhone  
 
  Forthcoming Resuscitation Guidelines 2010
      ILCOR science worksheets available for comments
 
 
 
 
Frequently Asked Questions

  Adult ALS

  BLS and Paediatrics

  Training in CPR and AEDs

  Defibrillation and AEDs

  Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions
 

 
 
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation:
    
Standards for Clinical Practice and Training
     (Updated Version June 2008) Adobe Acrobat format

 
    The above document refers to:
           Recommended equipment for In-hospital Adult Resuscitation
           Recommended equipment for In-hospital Paediatric Resuscitation

  Decisions relating to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    A Joint Statement from the British Medical Association,
    the Resuscitation Council (UK),
    and the Royal College of Nursing.
    Updated version November 2007     (Adobe Acrobat format)

  Recommended standards for recording DNAR decisions
    (Includes model DNAR forms (adult and paediatric)
    and notes for completion)

  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidance
    for Clinical Practice and Training in Primary Care

  Decisions about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    General information leaflet for patients and their relatives,
    friends and carers
 

 
 
Treatment of anaphylactic reactions

  The Emergency Treatment of Anaphylactic Reactions
    Guidelines for healthcare providers.
    New version January 2008     (Adobe Acrobat format)
           Posters of the treatment algorithms  

  Frequently asked questions on the above document

  Anaphylaxis Slide set

  Discussions on the diagnosis, management and follow-up of acute
    anaphylaxis:
      Podcasts on the Clinical Knowledge Summaries website,  
        featuring Dr Jasmeet Soar and Dr Joe Unsworth.
        (Courtesy of NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries)
 

 
 
Other medical information and reports

  Medical Emergencies and Resuscitation -
    Standards for clinical practice and training
    for dental practitioners and dental care
    professionals in general dental practice

  The Legal status of those who attempt resuscitation

  Guidance for Safer handling during resuscitation
    in healthcare settings     (Adobe Acrobat format)

  Suggested equipment for the management of
    Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest (0 - 16 years)
    (excluding resuscitation at birth)

  Should relatives witness resuscitation?
    A Resuscitation Council project team report
    October 1996

  Link to Paediatric tracheostomy advice  
    This link to the UCL Institute of Child Health / Great Ormond Street
    Hospital for Children NHS Trust provides guidelines for practitioners
    looking after children with tracheostomies.   It includes resuscitation
    guidance and a tracheostomy resuscitation algorithm.


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