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* Important statements

AEDs and Defibrillators 

  AEDs in coded or locked cabinets
    (A joint statement with the British Heart Foundation) 

  Safe and effective manual defibrillation

  The training required to use an AED

  Recommended standard sign for location of AEDs in public places

  Guidance for AED manufacturers on voice prompts for AEDs

  Statement on the use of AEDs
    (Interim period until AED has been re-programmed)

  Voice prompts on older AEDs

  Responsibility of organisations and institutions to provide a defibrillator

 
 
 
Other statements 

  Emergency use of buccal midazolam in dental practice

  CPR and Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza in healthcare settings
 
         This statement is also available in downloadable PDF format
         CPR and Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza algorithm  

  First aid advice on CPR and Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza
 
         This statement is also available in downloadable PDF format

  Some clarifications regarding British Thoracic Society guidelines
    for emergency oxygen use in adult patients

  Requirements for resuscitation training and facilities
    for cardiac rehabilitation programmes
 
         Supplementary statement on AEDs and exercise
 
    (A joint statement with the British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation) 

  Statement on cardiac arrest or cardiovascular collapse
    caused by local anaesthetic

  Statement on compression-only CPR
    (RC(UK) response to the American Heart Association statement on  
    Hands-Only (Compression-Only) CPR, published on 31 March 2008)

  RC(UK) ALS course - or ALS "equivalent"?

  Teaching paediatric life support to laypeople

  Clarification on newborn guidelines

  A statement on "Cough CPR"

  "First Responder" and other terms, defined

  Standardisation of the "Crash" Call number - 2222


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