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Resuscitation Council UK launches a free baby and child CPR book which will help save children’s lives
… learn the basics of CPR for babies and children. A survey of 1,000 parents and caregivers found just 15 per cent … sepsis, or asthma, and less often as a result of injury, trauma or an accident, for example, ingesting a button … to reduce the risks of accidents, injuries, and trauma in children, which are the most common cause of a …
Every state school in England given access to lifesaving defibrillators
… has announced that millions of children, parents and teachers will now have access to lifesaving … heated defibrillator cabinets being provided to primary and special schools by the end of 2023 in areas of … that they are regularly checked, registered on The Circuit and always rescue ready. “We need to see more defibrillators …
RCUK launches new online resource to support responder wellbeing
Case Study: Zehra - "The feeling of helplessness was so painful"
… with her mother when they received the devastating call that her grandmother had gone into cardiac arrest. Unable to … in Urdu, which will show people how to perform CPR and use an AED. Zehra’s community often faces a higher rate of … with her mother when they received the devastating call that her grandmother had gone into cardiac arrest. Unable to …
Statement: Survival rates soar in Scotland – and it could be down to an increase in bystander CPR
Almost two thirds of people who suffered a cardiac arrest in Scotland in 2018/19 received bystander CPR – and more people survived.
Restart a Heart 2019 campaign sees over 291,000 people trained in life-saving CPR
Record numbers were trained during Restart a Heart 2019, when charities and ambulance services came together to teach the public skills that could save lives.
Statement on End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring – ‘No trace, wrong place’
An important update for health professionals who require clarity on end-tidal CO2 monitoring.
Equality and Diversity Monitoring
Case Study: Amirah - "Doing something is better than doing nothing at all"
Professor Gavin Perkins, Vice President of Resuscitation Council UK responds to new CellAED personal defibrillator technology