Efficacy of bystander CPR: Intervention by lay people and by health care professionals

Resuscitation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-295

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Svensson, Leif ^b   Holmberg, Stig ^a   Ängquist, Karl Axel ^c   Young, Marie ^d  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; VOLUNTEER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 24044455676     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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