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The infection control risks of reusing intermittent pneumatic compression garments

Reusing IPC single-patient use garments can cause cross infection, as they can be colonised by pathogenic and other bacteria from a patient’s skin

I have heard that ventilations are no longer important in resuscitation – is this true?

The AHA has recently published a statement on compression-only CPR aimed at increasing the rate of bystander CPR and therefore long-term survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Using interprofessional learning in practice to improve multidisciplinary working

An outline of an initiative using interprofessional practice learning teams to improve multidisciplinary working between different disciplines