Assessing the weak links – Necessity and impact of regional cardiac arrest awareness campaigns for laypersons
Introduction: Public knowledge of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and initiation of basic life support (BLS) is crucial to increase survival in OHCA. Methods: The study analysed the knowledge and willingness to perform BLS of laypersons passing an AED at a public train station. Interviewees w...
Main Authors: | Simon Orlob, Stephan Grundner, Johannes Wittig, Michael Eichinger, Felix Pucher, Michael Eichlseder, Raphaela Lingitz, Martin Rief, Niklas Palt, Charlotte Hartwig, Gregor Zangl, Markus Haar, Martin Manninger, Ursula Rohrer, Daniel Scherr, Andreas Zirlik, Gerhard Prause, David Zweiker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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Series: | Resuscitation Plus |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520422001527 |
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