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| 15.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 332/104 |
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15.11.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 332/104

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Thursday 14 June 2012European cardiac arrest awareness week

P7_TA(2012)0266

Declaration of the European Parliament of 14 June 2012 on establishing a European cardiac arrest awareness week

2013/C 332 E/22

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas in Europe approximately 400 000 people suffer an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest every year, with a survival rate of less than 10 %; |
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whereas in Europe approximately 400 000 people suffer an out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest every year, with a survival rate of less than 10 %;

| B. | whereas the survival of many apparently healthy victims depends on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) administered by bystanders and early defibrillation, and whereas an intervention within 3-4 minutes may increase the chance of survival to more than 50 %; |
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whereas the survival of many apparently healthy victims depends on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) administered by bystanders and early defibrillation, and whereas an intervention within 3-4 minutes may increase the chance of survival to more than 50 %;

| C. | whereas in Europe, automated external defibrillator (AED) programmes are only partially implemented; |
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whereas in Europe, automated external defibrillator (AED) programmes are only partially implemented;

| 1. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to encourage:






  — | the adoption of common programmes for implementing AED in public places and training lay people in all Member States, |
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Calls on the Commission and the Council to encourage:

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the adoption of common programmes for implementing AED in public places and training lay people in all Member States,

| — | the adjustment of legislation in order to facilitate CPR and defibrillation by non-medical persons, |
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the adjustment of legislation in order to facilitate CPR and defibrillation by non-medical persons,

| — | systematic data collection for feedback and quality management in every programme; |
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systematic data collection for feedback and quality management in every programme;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a European cardiac arrest awareness week aimed at improving the awareness and education of the general public, physicians and healthcare professionals; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a European cardiac arrest awareness week aimed at improving the awareness and education of the general public, physicians and healthcare professionals;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to support the Member States in adopting and implementing national strategies for equal access to high-quality CPR; |
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Calls on the Commission to support the Member States in adopting and implementing national strategies for equal access to high-quality CPR;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enact harmonised legislation across the EU in order to provide immunity from liability to non-medical first responders who offer voluntary assistance in cardiac emergencies; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enact harmonised legislation across the EU in order to provide immunity from liability to non-medical first responders who offer voluntary assistance in cardiac emergencies;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 1 to the Minutes of 14 June 2012 (P7_PV(2012)06-14(ANN1)).

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