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A selection of free publications to enhance your knowledge of resuscitation.
Publication: CPR, AEDs and the law
An outline of the obligations and responsibilities of those who attempt the resuscitation of anyone suffering a suspected sudden cardiac arrest.
Publication: Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (3rd edition - 1st revision)
Joint guidance on anticipatory decisions about whether or not to attempt resuscitation in a person when their heart stops or they stop breathing.
Publication: A guide to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
A guide on how automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can be used anywhere, by anyone, to try to save the life of a person who has a cardiac arrest.
Publication: Guidance for Safer Handling
Guidance for care providers and resuscitation officers involved in the delivery of CPR, and for healthcare managers and moving-and-handling practitioners.
Publication: Cardiovascular implanted electronic devices in people towards the end of life, during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and after death
A series of detailed guidance documents on cardiovascular implanted electronic devices (CIEDs).
Publication: Advanced Life Support (ALS) course - the past to the present
RCUK's Dr Andrew Lockey provides a detailed insight into the history of the Advanced Life Support (ALS) course.
Publication: Resuscitation to Recovery
A National Framework to improve care of people with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in England.
Publication: Management of cardiac arrest during neurosurgery in adults
This guidance covers the management of cardiac arrest during neurosurgery in adult patients.
Publication: Consensus Paper on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in England
This consensus paper explains the analysis of data on the incidence and survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in England.