Guidelines for Use of Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ Emergency Cardiac Care

General Guidelines

The Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ grants permission to use algorithms, tables and illustrations from current ECC materials according to the fee schedule noted in the table below. The Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ no longer grants permission to use older black-and-white line drawing illustrations.

International Requests

Requests to translate CPR/ECC materials from outside the United States may take an additional 30 business days to process. Since copyright laws differ by country, it may be cost prohibitive for the Ãå±±ÊÓÆµ to grant such requests.

Algorithms/Tables Fee Schedule

The table below outlines the fee schedule for use of algorithms and/or tables.

Number of algorithms, or tables

Fee Schedule for in educational, nonprofit materials

Fee Schedule for publishers

Algorithms 1-3 (25%)

$100 per algorithm + processing fee

$400 per algorithm + processing fee

Algorithms 4-8 (75%)

$200 per algorithm + processing fee

$600 per algorithm + processing fee

Algorithms over 8: Considered a directly competing product. Permission not granted. Considered a directly competing product. Permission not granted.

Tables 1-3

$100 per table + processing fee

$400 per table + processing fee

Tables 4-8

$200 per table + processing fee

$600 per table + processing fee

Tables over 8 Considered a directly competing product. Permission not granted. Considered a directly competing product. Permission not granted.

Due to intellectual property considerations, permission cannot be granted for:

  • Use of more than 8 algorithms
  • Use of more than 8 tables