Open AccessQuality of Basic Life Support – A Comparison between Medical Students and Paramedics
Author(s) -
Körber Mi,
Thorsten Köhler,
M.S. Weiss,
Roman Pfister,
Guido Michels
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19221.8197
Subject(s) - basic life support , medicine , observational study , advanced life support , decompression , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , ventilation (architecture) , quality of life (healthcare) , compression (physics) , physical therapy , emergency medicine , medical emergency , resuscitation , surgery , nursing , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , composite material
Poor survival rates after cardiac arrest can partly be explained by poor basic life support skills in medical professionals.