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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…
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13 October 2023
World Restart a Heart Day 2022
In 2022 we focused on the role of bystanders and the importance of their response when someone is in cardiac arrest. In Aotearoa bystanders respond in 75% of cardiac arrests, these people may be…
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1 March 2025
Council Meetings
The Council meets three times a year and welcomes enquiries or feedback from interested persons. If you have any questions for the Council, kindly forward them via email to info@resus.org.nz. Please…
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28 September 2023
Disclaimer and Copyright
Disclaimer and CopyrightThis webpage is maintained by the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR). In accessing this page, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms of…
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16 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…
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16 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…
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16 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…
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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…
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30 October 2023
"World Restart a Heart 2023: Empowering Wellington's Youth with CPR Skills"
For the first year since 2019 the New Zealand Resuscitation Council was able to hold a mass training event to mark “World Restart a Heart Day”. The event was made possible through the collaborative…
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