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New All Party Parliamentary Group for investigating and improving public access to Defibrillators
RCUK welcomes the formation of a new APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) dedicated to investigating and improving public access to Automated External Defibrillators (AED)s.
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Woman who survived four cardiac arrests on signing up to the ReSPECT process
Rebecca Langley was just 30 when she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer in 2017, needing surgery to remove her colon and four tumours.
But a severe reaction to the chemotherapy, given six weeks after the surgery, led to Rebecca having two seizures and a series of four cardiac arrests, landing her in intensive care for seven days fighting for her life.
Case study
Defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation including double sequential external defibrillation (DSED)
Resuscitation Council UK welcomes new research findings about defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation. RCUK will make any necessary changes to its guidelines following the forthcoming ILCOR update.
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RCUK partners with Oti Mabuse to increase awareness of CPR
Oti Mabuse, the Strictly Come Dancing star, has created a new TikTok dance to increase awareness about performing CPR. The pro dancer partnered with Resuscitation Council UK to record new moves to Olly Murs’ hit classic 'Heart Skips a Beat'.
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