A national survey of prevalence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and knowledge of the emergency number in Ireland

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1039-1042

  Jennings, Siobhan ^a   Hara, Tom O ^b   Cavanagh, Brendan ^c   Bennett, Kathleen ^b  

^a DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Aras Slainte   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency number; Ireland; Knowledge; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349112645     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.05.023     Document Type: Article

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