Introducing The DIGITAL Code Red Cardiac Arrest Check Card Bundle!
 
We're waving goodbye to the days of purchasing physical check cards that often get damaged, soiled or lost soon after you've bought them and embracing digital ownership instead!
 
You'll have instant and permanent access to them on your phone - so if you come across a cardiac arrest incident while off duty, you'll still have your check cards ready to go! Plus being a digital product, this cuts out the cost of printing and shipping - meaning the price is more affordable too!
 
Not quite ready to go completely digital? You can still print out copies if you wish and then easily replace them when required. We've also included greyscale copies of each check card in this bundle to reduce printing costs too.
 
These cards have been made by a paramedic with 10 years of experience responding to cardiac arrests and acting within the family liaison role.
 
So what's in this bundle?
 
Cardiac Arrest Flow Chart
This flow chart has been adapted from the UK Resus Council Basic Life Support Guidelines - with the added extra of major external haemorrhage management. Remember, there's no point in starting CPR and pumping out whatever blood is left!
 
Preparing for and Breaking Bad News
Despite the fact that fewer than 1 in 10 people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, there is very little guidance on how to break bad news pre-hospital and even less on PREPARING to break bad news. This check card will help you fire 'warning shots' and manage relative/loved ones expectations when a patient is not responding to resuscitation attempts - with the ultimate aim of providing support and softening the shock of suddenly losing a loved one. This is a very sensitive topic, but an important one in terms of trying to support the grieving process and reduce levels of PTSD. The tips are based on my 10 years of paramedic experience where I frequently operated in a family liaison role at cardiac arrests.
 
Notes
The final check card provides a space make notes throughout the resuscitation attempt - patient details, history of collapse, observations, drug dosages and times, number of shocks etc.