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Exploring general population's perception of importance and basic knowledge of cardiac arrest

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 85; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.03.161

1873-1570

Carlos del Pozo Vegas, Sara del Amo Ramos, Raúl López‐Izquierdo, Fernando García Martín, Pablo Ruiz, Virginia Carbajosa Rodríguez, Jesús Álvarez-Manzanares, Isabel González Manzano, Nuria Diez Monge, María Antonia Udaondo Cascante, Mario Hernández Gajate, Juan Carlos Sánchez Rodríguez, Henar Bergaz Díez, Beatriz Herrero Bregón, Marta Moya de la Calle, B. Montero, María Luisa López Grima, Begoña Arcos Rodríguez, Eva Salvo Marco, José Ramón Oliva Pérez,

Disaster Response and Management

Purpose of the study: Basic Life Support (BLS) by laypersons is an important part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and improves outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Our aim is to assess the knowledge and disposition of general population providing BLS.