The ARC Guidelines - Australian Resuscitation Council

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ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.1 – First Aid for Management of Bleeding – April 2021 (0.5 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.3 - First Aid for Burns - March 2023 (440 KB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.4 – Head Injury – January 2016 (0.1 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.5 – Harness Suspension Trauma – First Aid Management – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.6 – Management of Suspected Spinal Injury – January 2016 (0.1 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.7 – First Aid Management of a Crushed Victim – November 2019 (0.3 MiB)

ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.1 – Recognition and First Aid Management of Suspected Heart Attack – April 2021 (0.4 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.2 – Stroke – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.3 – Shock – November 2019 (0.2 MiB)
Guideline 9.2.4 – First Aid Management of a Seizure – November 2014 (57 KiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.5 – First Aid for Asthma – November 2016 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.7 – First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis – August 2016 (0.1 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.8 - First Aid Management of Rapid Breathing (including Panic Attack) - March 2023 (243 KB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.9 – First aid Management of a Diabetic Emergency – April 2021 (0.6 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.10 – The Use of Oxygen in Emergencies – April 2021 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.11 – First Aid Management of the Agitated Person – November 2020 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.12 – Recognition and First Aid Management of the Seriously Ill Person Including Sepsis – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.13 – First Aid Recognition and Management of Presyncope – March 2023 – (354 KB)

ANZCOR Guideline 9.4.1 – Australian Snake Bite – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.4.2 – Australian Spider Bite – April 2021 (0.4 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 9.4.3 – Envenomation from Tick Bites and Bee Wasp and Ant Stings – November 2021 (0.2 MiB)
Guideline 9.4.5 – Jellyfish Stings – July 2010 (43 KiB)
Guideline 9.4.6 – Blue-Ringed Octopus and Cone Shell – July 2014 (36 KiB)
Guideline 9.4.7 – Envenomation – Fish Stings – July 2014 (38 KiB)
Guideline 9.4.8 – Pressure Immobilisation Technique – August 2011 (53 KiB)

Guideline 10.1 – Basic Life Support (BLS) Training – March 2013 (56 KiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 10.2 – ALS Training – March 2020 (0.4 MiB)
ANZCOR 10.3 Good Practice Statement – Minimum Hygiene Requirements for Resuscitation and First Aid Training – March 2021 (0.2 MiB)
Guideline 10.5 – Legal and Ethical Issues related to Resuscitation – November 2015 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 10.6 – Family Presence during Resuscitation – August 2016 (0.2 MiB)

ARC Guideline 11.1 – Introduction to and Principles of In-hospital Resuscitation – February 2019 (0.5 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.2 – Protocols for Adult Advanced Life Support – August 2018 (0.4 MiB)
Guideline 11.3 – Precordial Thump & Fist Pacing – July 2011 (64 KiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.4 – Electrical Therapy for Adult Advanced Life Support – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.5 – Medications in Adult Cardiac Arrest – August 2016 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.6 – Equipment and Techniques in Adult Advanced Life Support – January 2016 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.6.1 – Targeted Oxygen Therapy in Adult Advanced Life Support – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.7 – Post-Resuscitation Therapy in Adult Advanced Life Support – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.8 – Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) after Cardiac Arrest – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)
Guideline 11.9 – Managing Acute Dysrhythmias – November 2009 (2.0 MiB)
Guideline 11.10 – Resuscitation in Special Circumstances – November 2011 (0.4 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 11.10.1 – Management of Cardiac Arrest due to Trauma – April 2016 (0.4 MiB)

ANZCOR Guideline 12.1 – Paediatric Basic Life Support (PBLS) for health professionals – November 2021 (0.9 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 12.2 – Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – November 2021 (1.7 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 12.3 – Management of other (non-arrest) arrhythmias in infants and children – November 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 12.4 – Paediatric resuscitation in special circumstances – November 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 12.5 – Management after Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) – November 2021 (0.3 MiB)

ANZCOR Guideline 13.1 – Introduction to Resuscitation of the Newborn – April 2021 (0.4 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.2 – Planning for Neonatal Resuscitation and Identification of the Newborn at Risk – April 2021 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.3 – Assessment of the Newborn – April 2021 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.4 – Airway Management and Mask Ventilation of the Newborn – April 2021 (1.5 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.5 – Tracheal Intubation and Ventilation of the Newborn – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.6 – Chest Compressions during Resuscitation of the Newborn – April 2021 (0.8 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.7 – Medications or Fluids for the Resuscitation of the Newborn – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.8 – The Resuscitation of the Newborn in Special Circumstances – April 2021 (0.4 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.9 – After the Resuscitation of a Newborn – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 13.10 – Ethical Issues in Resuscitation of the Newborn – April 2021 (0.3 MiB)

Guideline 14 – ACS: Overview & Summary – February 2011 (87 KiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 14.1 – ACS: Presentation with ACS – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)
Guideline 14.1.2 – ACS: The Use of a Gastro Intestinal Cocktail for the Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Adult Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Chest Pain – August 2014 (51 KiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 14.2 – ACS: Initial Medical Therapy – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)
ANZCOR Guideline 14.3 – ACS: Reperfusion Strategy – January 2016 (0.2 MiB)