Developing resuscitation programmes in the community: The tasks ahead for the National Resuscitation Council

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 634-641

  Anantharaman, V ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ambulance response times; Cardiac arrest; Instructors; Life support training; Mass cpr; Quality of ambulance care

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOLS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 80052064198     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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