Germans learn how to save lives: a nationwide CPR education initiative

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Manuela Malsy¹  Bernhard Graf¹  Richard Leberle¹ 

[1] University Medical Center Regensburg

关键词: Resuscitation;    Sudden cardiac arrest;    Lay resuscitation;    Resuscitation Week;    Kids Save Lives;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12245-018-0171-1

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSudden cardiac death is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany and the third leading cause of death in the industrialized world. Yet, the percentage of people providing first aid in the case of sudden cardiac arrest in Germany is alarmingly low by international comparison. Training Germans or reminding them of the simple but effective steps of resuscitation, so that everybody can save a live in an emergency.

【 授权许可】

CC BY