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Case Study: Dan - "CPR varies vastly between an adult and a baby"
Noah Swales was just three days old when he died from bacterial meningitis on 21 May 2017, despite having shown none of the usual symptoms. On a spring day, Noah’s parents had introduced the newborn to family in the North East when tragedy struck.
Case study
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RCUK Parliamentary Briefing: Public Access to Defibrillators
RCUK has published a joint briefing paper with St John Ambulance and the British Heart Foundation, explaining why public access to defibrillators shortens the time ‘from collapse to first shock’ in community settings across the UK.
Policy briefing
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RCUK selects UK team to compete in the European Resuscitation Council Congress 2023 CPR competition
RCUK is supporting the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) 2023 Congress by selecting a team to participate in its annual CPR competition.
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RCUK raise awareness of the urgent need for a rehabilitation plan for survivors of cardiac arrest at Westminster event
On Monday 19 June, Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) hosted a parliamentary event to raise awareness of the urgent need to have a recovery plan to ensure people who have a cardiac arrest get the follow up care they urgently need.
Press release