ARC Community Video Competition Prize Winners
3 December 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Statement – implications for resuscitation and first aid training
The Australian Resuscitation Council firmly believes that vaccination is a critical part of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vaccination not only helps protect yourself, your learners, and your community, but also supports your colleagues – especially those caring for the people who contract the virus.
We strongly recommend that every instructor takes up the opportunity to be vaccinated, regardless of their employment.
We respect an individual’s right to have their own opinions, but it is the Council’s view that there is no place for anti-vaccination messages, nor any promotion of anti-vaccination claims including on social media and advertising.
19 August 2021
COVID-19 Impact on First Aid and Resuscitation Training
Follow National, State/Territorial and local Health and Safety, Infection Control and Occupational Safety requirements and Public Health Directives.
22 October, 2020
11 January 2022
VERSION 2.1 – Published 10 January 2022
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
SAVING LIVES SAFELY: 3 new clinical flowcharts from the Taskforce & ICEG guiding clinicians & trained first aid responders to give potentially lifesaving CPR as safely as possible.
Community flowchart: ARC National Chair, Professor Peter Morley
22 October, 2020
30 September 2021 – Updated Flowcharts
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Healthcare setting flowcharts: Adj Clin Professor Simon Craig
Further Updates: https://covid19evidence.net.au/
11 June 2020 (Update)
COVID-19 Impact on First Aid and Resuscitation Training
As the restrictions introduced to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic reduce, the ARC recommends that training courses may be carefully reintroduced.
The ARC recommends that trainers complete a risk assessment for all training courses and follow National, State/Territorial and local Health and Safety, Infection Control and Occupational Safety requirements to safely facilitate training.
7th May 2020
ARC resuscitation courses and COVID-19
As the restrictions introduced to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic reduce, resuscitation training courses may be reintroduced. The ARC recommends course centres complete a risk assessment for all courses and follow National, State/Territorial and local Health and Safety, Infection Control and Occupational Safety requirements to safely facilitate courses.
21st April 2020
ILCOR COVID review published: “COVID-19 in cardiac arrest and infection risk to rescuers: a systematic review”
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The Australian Resuscitation Council produces Guidelines to meet its objectives in fostering uniformity and simplicity in resuscitation techniques and terminology.
ANZCOR
The Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR) comprises the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC). It was formed to facilitate the engagement of these two resuscitation councils in the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.
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The Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Advanced Life Support (ALS) course is a standardised national course teaching evidence-based resuscitation guidelines and skills to healthcare professionals in Australia.
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The Australian Resuscitation Council is a voluntary co-ordinating body which represents all major groups involved in the teaching and practice of resuscitation. The Australian Resuscitation Council is sponsored by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. The Australian Resuscitation Council produces Guidelines to meet its objectives in fostering uniformity and simplicity in resuscitation techniques and terminology. Guidelines are produced after consideration of all available scientific and published material and are only issued after acceptance by all member organisations. This does not imply, however, that methods other than those recommended are ineffective. It is the policy of the Australian Resuscitation Council to respect the autonomy of member organisations.