Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of global mortality. Regional
variations in reporting frameworks and survival mean the exact burden of OHCA to public …

The chain of survival 1 was extended to the formula of survival 2 because it was realised that
the goal of saving more lives relies not only on solid and high quality science but also the …

Abstract The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) has produced these Systems Saving
Lives guidelines, which are based on the 2020 International Consensus on …

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a global public health issue experienced by≈ 3.8 million
people annually. Only 8% to 12% survive to hospital discharge. Early defibrillation of …

Background: Basic life support education for schoolchildren has become a key initiative to
increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates. Our objective was to review the …

Billions of Euros, Dollars and other currencies are invested in an attempt to reduce deaths
from road traffic crashes, yet there are 20 times more deaths following unsuccessful …

BACKGROUND: Training schoolchildren to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation is one
possible method of increasing bystander CPR rates. We reviewed available literature to …

Background Although various forms of online education are on the rise worldwide, effects of
such innovative approach are yet to be validated. This study analyzes whether blended …

Aims This prospective longitudinal study over 6 years compared schoolteachers and
emergency physicians as resuscitation trainers for schoolchildren. It also investigated …

Although the occurrence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a young person is a rare event, it
is traumatic and often widely publicized. In recent years, SCD in this population has been …