Training rates and willingness to perform CPR in King County, Washington: A community survey

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 564-567

  Sipsma, Kristen ^a   Stubbs, Benjamin A ^b   Plorde, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Bystander CPR; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; SKILL RETENTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955107016     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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