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18 October 2023
Community Support for AED Signs
Every community would benefit from a Tony Hassed. As the head of the Tawa Residence Association, Tony contributes a great deal of value and tenacity to the community projects currently on his task…
14 October 2023
“I felt quite fortunate to have done my full first aid course, if I hadn’t, I would’ve been even more panicked.”
February 2023 23 year old Atelea (Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaaue) was working as part of the response for Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawkes Bay in his role in the Defence Force. “I got to work that day and we…
14 October 2023
"When the rubber hits the road you want to have the muscle memory of knowing how to do CPR."
On the morning of 18th of August 2014 Cliff woke up, turned off his alarm, and went into cardiac arrest. Cliff (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Wehiwehi, Ngāti Raukawa) and his partner Alecia (Ngāti…
13 October 2023
“Our coach told the boys, ‘I don’t care what you do, kick those doors down”.
“After my cardiac arrest there was lots of talk of being lucky. I shouldn’t be lucky. People should know that if something happens at a sports event or somewhere else, there should be someone there…
21 September 2023
Expired air ventilation during resuscitation training
Every year in New Zealand, more than 2,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital. Early CPR with good-quality chest compressions combined with ventilations continues to give the best chance of…
4 September 2023
Obituary: Dr Peter Leslie OBE
The New Zealand Resuscitation Council would like to extend our deepest condolences to the friends, family, and colleagues of Dr Peter Leslie OBE who passed away on Tuesday 22 August 2023, aged…