Open AccessEpidemiology and outcome of cardiac arrests reported in the lay-press: an observational study
Author(s) -
R. A. Field,
Jasmeet Soar,
Jerry P. Nolan,
Gavin D. Perkins
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1258/jrsm.2011.110228
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , epidemiology , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , resuscitation , emergency medicine , defibrillation , newspaper , demographics , pediatrics , medical emergency , demography , sociology , advertising , business
The aims of this study were to evaluate the frequency with which cardiac arrests are reported in newspapers, assess the level of detail reported and ascertain whether this coverage gives a realistic portrayal of cardiac arrest outcomes to the lay-reader.
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