30 years of CPR in Saudi Arabia

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NATIONAL CPR COMMITTEE
SAUDI HEART ASSOCIATION
30 years of CPR in Saudi
Arabia

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OVERVIEW
Mission and Vision of national CPR committee
History of CPR internationally and nationally
CPR activities in KSA
Promotion of the CPR concept in the Gulf and Arab world
Conclusions and future projects
Mission and vision
Vision:
Our vision is to standardise CPR methodology, courses, resuscitation policies, and the
teaching of CPR not only in the kingdom but to extend to the gulf region and the arab world
as well. Aiming to be the lead role model for resuscitation in the Arab world and to be part
of the ILCOR (international liaison committee on resuscitation).

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Mission and Vision
Mission:
The objective of the national CPR committee is to educate the people of saudi arabia on
CPR. Whether it is programs in adults or pediatrics basic or advanced provider or instructor.
This not limited to health care professionals but extended to the public at large.
The committee also aims to standardise educational materials used in health care
environment. To provide media campaigns to educated the public and raise the awareness
about cardiovascular diseases. To ensure at least 60% of the saudi public in CPR, and 100%of
all health care professionals are certified in CPR.
INTERNATIONAL HISTORY
1963 AHA established committee on cardiopulmonary resuscitation
1971 Committee expanded to cover ECC
1974 Standards & Guidelines for CPR & ECC published
2000.2005 meetings. Inter. standard & guidelines was published
2010 The new guidelines

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NATIONAL HISTORY I
1979 Introduction of CPR academically (M. Seraj)
1984 1st CPR Course (AHA) Post. Grad. Centre College of medicine
1985 S.H.A. & CPR committee were established
1ST 4 DRS
( COLLEGE & KKUH)
INST. BLS CERTIFICATE in 1982

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First AHA Course
Riyadh, 1984
NATIONAL HISTORY II
1999 2005 Agreements between both AHA &SHA associations was
established
2000 Expansion to gulf states
2002 New CPR committee representing all regions of the Kingdom

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FIRST CPR TRAINING CENTRE
BAHRAIN, 2000
EXPANSION TO EGYPT And other gulf countries like
emirates, Oman, Qatar.

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NATIONAL HISTORY III
2007 Rules for Accredited training centre
2008 SCFHS official recognition
2010 New members added
2012 Shift to electronic paperless formate through the CPR PORTAL
140 centers for BLS& ACLS Plus PALS
NATIONAL HISTORY III

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CPR ACTIVITIES IN THE
KINGDOM RESULTS
CPR PORTAL

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CPR portal
Founded Jan 2010 launched 2012
Real time statistic for all CPR activities throughout the kingdom
Flexibility of program manipulation.
Flexibility in data management
Online processing
Easy search for onsite training centers and registration.
Security of data.
Reduction of forged certificates
CPR ACTIVITIES IN THE
KINGDOM
“No. Of instructors till feb 2014
1550 registered instructors”

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CPR ACTIVITIES IN THE KINGDOM
Manikin Practice For Professional BLS Provider
Course

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Practicing IV Techniques in
ACLS Provider Course
PALS PROVIDER COURSE

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Manikin Practice For Professional BLS Provider
Course
MANIKIN PRACTICE FOR ALLIED PERSONNEL BLS PROVIDER COURSE

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CPR ACTIVITIES IN THE KINGDOM V
FCCS PROVIDERS MOH 500
PFCCS PROVIDERS MOH 300
FDM PROVIDERS MOH 200
SCCM COURSES ( FCCS,PFCCS,FDM)

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Future Projects
EN'ASH PROJECT for wide national resuscitation
MOH DEAL continue for the seventh year
Enrolment to ILCOR
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
ENCOURAGE RESEARCHES
EMPOWER THE RELATION WITH SCHS

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Saudi Chain of survival
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