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Tick_stroke Case Study: SACMHF empowers young people with lifesaving CPR training

Thanks to a £1,500 grant from Resuscitation Council UK, the Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation (SACMHF) successfully delivered vital resuscitation training to young people in Birmingham.

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Tick_stroke Case Study: Donegall Pass Community Forum promotes lifesaving skills in Inner South Belfast

Donegall Pass Community Forum has been working to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in the Inner South Belfast Neighbourhood Renewal Area - one of the most deprived areas in Northern Ireland. With high levels of heart disease and poor general health in the community, access to CPR and defibrillation training is vital.

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Meridian FC

Tick_stroke Case Study: Meridian FC raises CPR awareness with community football event

Thanks to the support of Resuscitation Council UK’s Community Grant Scheme, Meridian Football Club has been able to organise a Resuscitation Awareness and Football Event - bringing vital life-saving skills and community spirit together.

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Rich Preston, BBC News presenter

Tick_stroke Case Study: Rich - "When I saw the GoodSAM notification, I knew someone needed my help"

One morning, BBC News presenter Rich Preston was at home when his phone sounded a loud alarm. It was an emergency alert from the GoodSAM app, telling him that one of his neighbours was having a cardiac arrest.

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Morgan MacRae and Kitty Williams

Tick_stroke Case Study: Morgan - "You never think this could happen to you, especially at a young age"

Morgan MacRae, a 23-year-old Rams Rugby player, made a return to the field just months after experiencing a cardiac arrest. The incident occurred while MacRae was at home and came without warning. His heart stopped suddenly, leaving him unresponsive and fighting for his life. MacRae’s girlfriend was the first to respond, initiating CPR until paramedics arrived.

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Professor Gavin Perkins MBE

Tick_stroke 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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Tick_stroke 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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Tick_stroke 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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Tick_stroke 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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