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How to manage a choking adult

14 September 2016

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Rationale and key points Choking, or foreign body airway obstruction, is a common, yet treatable, cause of accidental death. This article aims to provide an overview...

How to use an automated external defibrillator following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

05 April 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Rationale and key points This article provides an overview of the skills required to safely and promptly deliver a defibrillatory shock to patients who experience...

In-hospital resuscitation: recognising and responding to adults in cardiac arrest

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Survival rates following in-hospital cardiac arrest remain low. The majority of patients who survive a cardiac arrest will be in a monitored environment, have a...