Public knowledge and attitudes towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Ghana, West Africa
Abstract Background and objectives Early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most important predictors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) survival. There is a dearth of literature on CPR engagement in countries such as Ghana, where cardiovascular events are increasingl...
Main Authors: | Martina Anto-Ocrah, Nick Maxwell, Jeremy Cushman, Emmanuel Acheampong, Ruth-Sally Kodam, Christopher Homan, Timmy Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-020-00286-w |
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