Changing EMS dispatcher CPR instructions to 400 compressions before mouth-to-mouth improved bystander CPR rates

Background: To examine the impact of changing dispatcher CPR instructions (400 compressions: 2 breaths, followed by 100:2 ratio) on rates of bystander CPR and survival in adults with presumed cardiac out-of-hospital arrest (OHCA) in Melbourne, Australia. Methods: The Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bray, Janet, Deasy, C., Walsh, J., Bacon, A., Currell, A., Smith, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43179