CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR among secondary school students in Norway

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1053-1059

  Kanstad, B K ^a   Nilsen, S A ^a   Fredriksen, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basic life support (BLS); Bystander CPR; Schools; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BYSTANDER CARDIOPULMOINARY RESUSCITATION; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORWAY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960211430     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.03.033     Document Type: Article

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