In this issue find information about the Heartsaver Blood Borne Pathogens Course, how the economic downturn may affect emergency services, CPR programs worldwide and much more.

In this issue of Currents you will find information about and insight into the 2nd annual CPR & AED awarness week, lastest resuscitation research, CPR Anytime program and more.

In this issue find five stories of successful bystander response to cardiovascular emergencies as well as summaries of recent literature on post-resuscitation care, skills renewal, therapeutic hypothermia, and dispatch instructions for infant CPR.

This special edition of Currents presents the new material most relevant to instructors, compares it with the former guidelines, and gives you the scientific reasoning behind the change in compact and reader-friendly form.

Topics in this issue include, the evaluation process of the 2010 guidelines, research summaries on AED programs and refreshing CPR skills, and information about the Citizen CPR Foundation.

The updated AED law includes specifics about AED's needing to be available for indoor and outdoor activities. This will mostly effect outdoor activities at schools and park districts.