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Tick_stroke Resuscitation Council UK launches a free baby and child CPR book which will help save children’s lives 

Resuscitation Council UK launches a free baby and child CPR book which will help save children’s lives 

Press release

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Tick_stroke Case Study: Pippa - "Parents lack knowledge of Baby CPR"

Pippa Jones had grown up knowing CPR and first aid as a result of her involvement with organisations such as the Girl Guides, Red Cross, and Army Cadets, but nothing could prepare her for doing CPR on her child.

Case study

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Tick_stroke 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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Tick_stroke 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