At what age can schoolchildren provide effective chest compressions? An observational study from the Heartstart UK schools training programme

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7605, 2007, Pages 1201-1203

  Jones, Ian ^a   Whitfield, Richard ^a   Colquhoun, Michael ^a,b   Chamberlain, Douglas ^a,b   Vetter, Norman ^b   Newcombe, Robert ^b  

^a WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICES NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT; AGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; THORAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; EXERTION; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; THORAX; WALES;

EID: 34250338404     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39167.459028.DE     Document Type: Article

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