“Two Hands Can Save a Life”

Launching the 2020 World Restart a Heart initiative, the letter notes a global increase in out-of-hospital cardiac rates as a result of the COVID-19-SARS pandemic as well as a worrying decrease in bystander CPR rates and survival rates. For the 60th anniversary of the development of CPR, the letter...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aperio 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of First Aid Education
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Online Access:https://firstaidjournal.org/article/id/2330/
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Summary:Launching the 2020 World Restart a Heart initiative, the letter notes a global increase in out-of-hospital cardiac rates as a result of the COVID-19-SARS pandemic as well as a worrying decrease in bystander CPR rates and survival rates. For the 60th anniversary of the development of CPR, the letter celebrates the continued importance of CPR (and chest compressions in particular) and the need to train and reassure the public of their ability to save lives with it.
ISSN:2514-7153