Doctor-based basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation course: An alternative to the conventional approach

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 209-212

  Lam, Kin Kwan ^a   Lau, Fei Lung ^a   Chan, Wai Kwong ^a   Leung, Kai Shing ^a   Chan, Tsan Fai ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CPR; doctor based bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; RED CROSS; RESUSCITATION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PILOT PROJECTS; RED CROSS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542395209     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00000522     Document Type: Article

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