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Tackling inequalities in resuscitation
Case Study: Natalie - "Without really thinking, I knew I had to act"
… just two weeks before her grandfather suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at her family home. It was a seemingly … training and knew how to recognise signs of a cardiac arrest. Natalie Jones Acting swiftly, Natalie … quickly arrived, assessing the situation and providing a defibrillator. Natalie continued her resuscitation efforts …
Case Study: Karl - "Luckily when I had my sudden cardiac arrest, my wife was with me"
Every second counts: Tackling inequalities in resuscitation
… who you are, where you're from or your socio-economic status. This report warns that socio-economic deprivation, … higher than the rest of the UK population. Socio-economic status: A person’s socio-economic status has direct influence over their chances of having an …
Resuscitation Council UK launches landmark report to address inequalities in resuscitation
Case Study: Michelle - "A cardiac arrest can even happen to a marathon runner"
Case Study: Neil - "I would have likely died if my son hadn’t have been there"
Resuscitation Council UK launches landmark report to address inequalities in resuscitation
Resuscitation Council UK has launched a landmark report - Every second counts: Tackling inequalities in resuscitation. The report warns that socio-economic deprivation, a person’s ethnicity, or cultural background, shouldn’t determine whether a person is more or less likely to survive a cardiac arrest.
RCUK Statement on 'Appropriate release of medical colleagues for the purposes of carrying out work for the wider health system'
The CPR Superhero at Home
In August, dad James Franklin, 45, had to perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on mum Emma, 44, when she collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest at their home in Southampton. Now their eight-year-old Sonner has invented a new superhero after his dad helped save his mum’s life – CPR Man. Read their story and find out why CPR matters to them.