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Recognising Serious Illness: ANZCOR Combines Shock and Sepsis First Aid Guidance ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.3 has been updated to combine recognition and first aid management of the seriously ill person, including shock and sepsis. The exact diagnosis has been deliberately de-emphasised. The guideline replaces the earlier separate documents on shock and sepsis with one practical approach … Read more

Hypothermia and Cold Injury First Aid: What Changed in ANZCOR Guideline 9.3.3 ANZCOR Guideline 9.3.3 covers generalised hypothermia and local cold injury in adults, children and infants. The 2026 update specifically notes the problem of rapid rewarming in non-freezing cold injuries. That addition is important because not every cold-exposed limb is frostbitten, and different cold … Read more

Targeted Oxygen in Adult ALS: ANZCOR Guideline 11.6.1 Reviewed for 2026 ANZCOR Guideline 11.6.1 – Targeted Oxygen Therapy in Adult Advanced Life Support was reviewed in 2026. ANZCOR reports no major changes to the clinical recommendations. The update refreshes the evidence, references and terminology, including greater consistency with the GRADE approach used to describe recommendations … Read more

Suspected Spinal Injury First Aid: What the 2026 ANZCOR Review Confirms ANZCOR completed an extensive scoping review of Guideline 9.1.6 – First Aid Management of Suspected Spinal Injury and reported no major changes to the clinical guidance. A no-change update is still important: it confirms which practices remain supported and gives first aid educators an … Read more

ANZCOR Guideline 12.2 Update: Major 2026 Changes to Paediatric Advanced Life Support ANZCOR Guideline 12.2 is the core advanced life support guideline for infants and children in healthcare environments. The 2026 update is broad, with changes spanning recognition of cardiac arrest, airway management, ventilation, compression technique, fluid therapy, defibrillation, physiological monitoring and family-centred care. Because … Read more

Paediatric Bradycardia Update: ANZCOR Guideline 12.3 Simplifies the Escalation Pathway ANZCOR Guideline 12.3 covers arrhythmias in infants and children who are not yet in cardiorespiratory arrest. The main 2026 change is a simplified approach to bradycardia with haemodynamic compromise. Rather than presenting the key response across several separate subsections, the update brings the decision into … Read more

Paediatric Basic Life Support 2026: What Changed in ANZCOR Guideline 12.1 ANZCOR Guideline 12.1 is written for health professionals trained in paediatric basic life support who may need to begin resuscitation before advanced equipment, medications and additional clinicians arrive. The 2026 update clarifies several early decisions that directly affect how quickly effective CPR begins. Start … Read more

Post-ROSC Paediatric Care: Key Changes in ANZCOR Guideline 12.5 Return of spontaneous circulation is a major milestone, but it is not the end of paediatric resuscitation. The period after ROSC is vulnerable to recurrent instability, secondary organ injury and neurological complications. ANZCOR Guideline 12.5 provides the framework for care after circulation has been restored, and … Read more

ANZCOR Guideline 12.4 Update: Paediatric Resuscitation in Special Circumstances ANZCOR Guideline 12.4 addresses paediatric resuscitation when the usual cardiac arrest pathway must be adapted to a specific cause, condition or device. The 2026 update adds several areas that were previously absent or only partly addressed elsewhere in the paediatric guidelines. Importantly, these updates maintain alignment … Read more

ANZCOR Guideline 14.2 Correction: When Supplemental Oxygen Is Indicated in Acute Coronary Syndromes ANZCOR issued a correction to Guideline 14.2 – Acute Coronary Syndromes: Initial Medical Therapy on 18 July 2026. The correction is brief, but it is clinically important because it clarifies the circumstances in which ANZCOR recommends supplemental oxygen should be initiated for … Read more