The Australia and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation is a voluntary coordinating body that represents all major groups involved in the teaching and practice of resuscitation. It combines the Australian Resuscitation Council and the New Zealand Resuscitation Council.
ANZCOR produces guidelines to meet its objectives in fostering uniformity and simplicity in resuscitation techniques and terminology. Guidelines are produced after consideration of all available scientific and published material and are issued only after acceptance by all member organisations. This does not imply, however, that methods other than those recommended are ineffective. Surf Life Saving has representation on ANZCOR at National and State levels, and all SLSA resuscitation guidelines align with those set by ANZCOR.
The ANZCOR Guideline 10.1—Basic Life Support (BLS) Training states all those trained in CPR should refresh their CPR skills at least annually. All lifesavers should be familiar with ANZCOR guidelines and be able to access them readily.
The guidelines, procedures and scientific literature referred to in this section are derived from and consistent with the Australia and New Zealand Resuscitation Council (ANZCOR) Guidelines.