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Tick_stroke Defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation including double sequential external defibrillation (DSED)

Resuscitation Council UK welcomes new research findings about defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation. RCUK will make any necessary changes to its guidelines following the forthcoming ILCOR update.  

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Tick_stroke RCUK Statement on 'Appropriate release of medical colleagues for the purposes of carrying out work for the wider health system'

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Tick_stroke RCUK jointly publishes Universal Principles for Advance Care Planning.

The Universal Principles for Advance Care Planning has been jointly published today by a coalition of 28 partner organisations, in response to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report ‘Protect, Connect, Respect – decisions about living and dying well’ (2021). Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) is pleased to be one of the 28 named organisations who have supported the development of, and contributed towards, this publication and the Ministerial Oversight Group.

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Tick_stroke RCUK welcomes addition of CPR training and defibrillator awareness to Northern Irish school curriculum

RCUK is delighted that today marks a change to the school curriculum as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and awareness of the use of defibrillators (AEDs) become mandatory elements of the curriculum for schools in Northern Ireland.

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