Aussie KIDS SAVE LIVES: A position statement from the Australian Resuscitation Council and supported by stakeholders

Janet Bray*, Jason Acworth, Greg Page, Michael Parr, Peter Morley, Australian Resuscitation Council, KIDS SAVE LIVES Stakeholder Organisations

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    Abstract

    Every year 25 000 Australians experience a cardiac arrest in our community, but only 12% survive. The faster cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, known as basic life support (BLS), is commenced, the greater the chance of survival. Currently, only half of the Australian adults are trained in BLS. The Australian Resuscitation Council and key stakeholder organisations believe that the best way to ensure all Australians know how to save a life is by mandating BLS education and training in our schools. This ‘Aussie KIDS SAVE LIVES’ position statement outlines our strategy to help facilitate the introduction of a programme of regular BLS training into the Australian school curriculum.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)944-946
    Number of pages3
    JournalEMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
    Volume33
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

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    Keywords

    • basic life support
    • cardiac arrest
    • cardiopulmonary resuscitation
    • children
    • defibrillation

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