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“I remember the paramedics calling me a ‘status one', I knew it was serious. I was in trouble.”
Adam has always been a “helper.” As a healthcare assistant and former firefighter, his message is simple: "First, save lives." But one day, it was Adam who needed help when he collapsed outside a…
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16 September 2025
“If this happened anywhere else, I suppose I’d be dead”.
Neal, known to his friends and Whangarei teammates as "Rubber," has been passionate about hockey since he was a kid. Over the last four or five years, he focused on getting fitter, training “hard…
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16 September 2025
“You never know what someone else is going through, just try and help them.”
On December 17, 2023, Craig, his wife Natalie, and their 7-year-old daughter attended a festive Christmas concert during a few days away in New Plymouth from their home in Whanganui. It was a rainy…
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8 April 2025
Resuscitation of the Newborn – Removal of initial sustained inflation (SI) ventilations
8 April 2025
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Resuscitation of the Newborn – Removal of initial sustained inflation (SI) ventilations
The NZ Resuscitation Council, following consultation with the Newborn Clinical…
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16 September 2025
Restart a Heart Day 2024
This year’s World Restart a Heart Day highlights four powerful stories of survival from sudden cardiac arrest across New Zealand. Adam, a former firefighter, was saved by a bystander’s quick call to…
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13 October 2025
Why CPR Matters: How a Community Saved Rick's Life
When 80-year-old Rick set out for his morning walk on 27 January 2025, he had no idea how close he would come to death, or how many members of his community would play a role in saving his life.
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