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Tick_stroke Confusion around what to do during COVID-19 when someone’s in a cardiac arrest could cause delay in life-saving action, warn charities

Confusion around what to do during COVID-19 when someone’s in a cardiac arrest could cause delay in life-saving action, warn charities. 

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Tick_stroke ‘Learn CPR right now’ urge Resuscitation Council UK, highlighting updated CPR guidance for COVID-19

We're encouraging the public to give people their best chance of survival by learning skills in CPR right now, citing recent studies that show how fewer people have performed bystander CPR during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tick_stroke RCUK press statement in response to Sky News’ Coronavirus: Deciding Who Dies broadcast

RCUK discuss their stance on CPR decisions in light of the recent Sky News documentary ‘Deciding Who Dies’.

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Tick_stroke Charity urges Hammers to take advantage of free CPR training after fan’s matchday collapse

Resuscitation Council UK held a training event for West Ham fans in honour of supporter Danny Bygraves, who suffered a cardiac arrest in 2019.

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