Open Access“Kids Save Lives”: Educating Schoolchildren in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is a Civic Duty That Needs Support for Implementation
Author(s) -
Böttiger Bernd W.,
Semeraro Federico,
Wingen Sabine
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.005738
Subject(s) - anesthesiology , medicine , duty , intensive care , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medical emergency , resuscitation , emergency medicine , law , political science , anesthesia , intensive care medicine
Sudden out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) is most probably the third leading cause of death in industrialized nations.[1][1] We expect that up to 400 000 people will die of OOHCA in the United States each year, and the same applies to Europe and many areas of the world.[2][2], [3][3] The