Greek students save lives

February 15, 2018 In the media
30 students of the secondary school Efxinoupoli Almyros in Greece are paving the way for saving lives. On February 1st, they were the first in Greece to follow an official BLS course in school. Not only tha...

Guidelines for Resuscitation: 2017 Update

February 14, 2018
In recent years, the scale and pace of new clinical trials and observational studies in resuscitation science has grown rapidly. This prompted ILCOR to review its approach to evidence synthesis and to transition from a 5-yearly CoSTR to more regul...

Looking Back on Freiburg

February 13, 2018
The ERC congress in Freiburg saw many interesting speakers and workshops. What were the most important conclusions? What should you remember from each session? You can find the full overview on the ERC congress website!

Restart a Heart Goes Global

February 13, 2018
In October 2018, the very first global edition of Restart a Heart will take place. Under the motto of All Citizens of the World Can Save A Life, ERC will join forces with ILCOR and resuscitation organisations all across the world to create awarene...

SEC Members Elected

February 13, 2018
The members of the Science and Education Committees (SEC) have recently been elected. Four SEC (BLS, ALS, NLS and PLS) will henceforth be responsible for the research, guidelines and course development of each course. Find all members here.

ILCOR News - Latest CoSTR - 25 Years of ILCOR - Read all about it!

December 05, 2017
ILCOR's first annual release of COSTR: The Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation has initiated a near-continuous review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation science that replaces the...

Lifesaver VR - New interactive app

October 10, 2017
The Resuscitation Council (UK) has released Lifesaver VR, its new interactive life-saving app, to teach people what to do when someone has a cardiac arrest. Lifesaver VR invites people into a time-critical situation and to make decisions while ...

European Registry of Cardiac Arrest - Study TWO (EuReCa TWO)

September 20, 2017 In the media
An international, prospective, multi-centre, three-month survey of epidemiology, treatment and outcome of patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Europe  In October 2017, the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), togethe...
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