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Exploring the Experience of Children Who Have Provided Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the Impact of CPR Training

King's College London study on children who have performed CPR

Providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during a cardiac emergency can be an unsettling and even traumatic experience. As CPR training becomes more prevalent in schools, it’s crucial that we understand the potential psychological impact on children and teens. I am part of a new research study from King’s College London that aims to explore the experiences … Read more

2023, a review

by Paul Swindell

Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK 2023 year in review

As the year ends, I thought I’d reflect on what happened in 2023 regarding SCA UK. After seven years of running as a relatively informal group, we registered as a bona fide charity at the beginning of November 2022 (thanks to some help from the Resuscitation Council UK). Charitable status had been on my mind … Read more

Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK Wins Award for International Group Collaboration in Resuscitation Science

by Paul Swindell

Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK winning the Ian G. Jacobs Award at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2023

We’re proud to announce that we have been selected as award winners at the American Heart Association – Resuscitation Science Symposium 2023. What did we win? We have won the Ian G. Jacobs Award for International Group Collaboration to Advance Resuscitation, established in 2010 to recognise international collaboration among individuals over an extended period. This has … Read more