Benefits and shortcomings of mandatory first aid and basic life support courses for learner drivers

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 614-617

  Adelborg, Kasper ^a   Thim, Troels ^b   Secher, Niels ^b   Grove, Erik Lerkevang ^b   Løfgren, Bo ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Education; First aid; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FIRST AID AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955120492     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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