How to become an under 11 rescuer: A practical method to teach first aid to primary schoolchildren

Resuscitation

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-307

  Lubrano, Riccardo ^a   Romero, Stefano ^a   Scoppi, Pietro ^a   Cocchi, Guido ^b   Baroncini, Simonetta ^b   Elli, Marco ^c   Turbacci, Manuela ^d   Scateni, Simona ^a   Travasso, Elisabetta ^a   Benedetti, Rossella ^e   Cristaldi, Sebastian ^a   Moscatelli, Rossella ^f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Scuola Elementare Statale   (Italy)

^f POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Child; Education; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPISTAXIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH; TRAINING;

EID: 20044378828     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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