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President of RCUK receives MBE in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List
Professor Gavin Perkins, President of Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK), has received an MBE in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List for services to resuscitation science.
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RCUK encourages more businesses to become ResusReady
Resuscitation Council UK encourages more registrations to their powerful CPR awareness campaign, ResusReady, in an effort to address resuscitation disparities and increase cardiac arrest survival rates across the UK.
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RCUK welcomes Professor Gavin Perkins as new President
Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) is delighted to announce that Professor Gavin Perkins has officially taken on the role of President of RCUK as of 28 November 2024.
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New guidance available for carers of children and young people with a ReSPECT plan transitioning care to adult services
The pathophysiology of children means that in illness they are generally at higher risk of a primary respiratory arrest than adults. Therefore, for some patients it may be very appropriate to intervene with respiratory-based resuscitation without proceeding to cardiac compressions if the heart eventually stops – hence a recommendation for ‘modified CPR’ that may emphasise respiratory-focused interventions.
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