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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 23:12:100303.
doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100303. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Editorial - Impact of first responders in resuscitation

Camilla Metelmann  1 , Tomas Barry  2 , Robert Greif  3   4
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Editorial

Editorial - Impact of first responders in resuscitation

Camilla Metelmann et al. Resusc Plus. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Camilla Metelmann is member of the organising team of a community first responder system in Vorpommern-Greifswald, Germany, and actively participating as a first responder. She is ERC, YoungERC and GRC member, and founding member of YoungGRC. Tomas Barry is a general practitioner and associate professor. He has research, clinical and educational roles in resuscitation care, including in first responder systems. He is a member of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Ireland). Robert Greif is the Board Director of Guideline and ILCOR of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), and Chair of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)’s Task Force on Education, Implementation and Team.

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