Cochrane First Aid feels proud to have published its first Cochrane Corner, accompanied by a visual abstract that highlights the key findings, in the International Journal of First Aid Education.

Succesful collaborations between the Cochrane Review Groups, Networks

In 2019, Cochrane First Aid and its initiator the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice of the Belgian Red Cross were approached by the World Health Organization to develop 2 systematic reviews to support the development of their new guideline on drowning prevention

Last week, Cochrane First Aid attended the virtual conference Virtually Cochrane, hosted by Cochrane UK, Cochrane Ireland and

Although this is the second time we’re celebrating our birthday in quarantine due to the pandemic, we still feel like partying and sharing some achievements of the past year with you:

Our register of Cochrane reviews are relevant to the field of first aid mainly includes reviews that do not specifically target laypeople as providers of healthcare interventions, but that investigate interventions that are feasible to be performed in a lay setting.

Last week, the European Resuscitation Council has published its guidelines on resuscitation and first aid. The launch of the guidelines was accompanied by a virtual congress were the guidelines were presented. The guidelines are informed by the 2020 CoSTR published by ILCOR.

On Monday February 15th, our collaborating centre, the Global First Aid Reference Centre of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has proudly launched its 2020 International First Aid, Resuscitation and Education guidelines.

2020 has been a challenging year, mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has emphasized the importance of providing reliable scientific evidence to everyone, including laypeople, in a timely manner. We feel proud to have contributed to this.

The team of Cochrane First Aid wishes you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2021!