Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines

About The Australian Resuscitation Council

• foster and co-ordinate the practice and teaching of resuscitation
• promote uniformity and standardisation of resuscitation
• act as a voluntary co-ordinating body

Objectives of the ARC

• provide a forum for discussion of all aspects of resuscitation
• foster interest in, and promulgate information regarding resuscitation
• gather and collate scientific information regarding resuscitation techniques; to recommend a modification of those techniques where appropriate on the basis of such information
• promote simplicity and uniformity in techniques and terminology regarding resuscitation
• provide an advisory and resource service regarding techniques, equipment, teaching methods and teaching aids
• foster research into methods of teaching and practice of resuscitation
• pursue the development of standards for training
• establish regular communications with other bodies with similar objectives, both in Australia and overseas
• consider and advise on the means of preventing circumstances in which resuscitation may become necessary
• do all such acts and things as are incidental, or subsidiary to all or any of the above objectives

To meet these objectives the ARC

• develops and publishes Guidelines
• reviews and updates guidelines by consultation with member bodies and other experts
• reviews world literature and research in resuscitation
• act as a resource for anyone wanting authoritative material on resuscitation