TY - JOUR
AU - Breu, Christine
AB - Abstract • The immediate delivery of bystander-administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), coupled with the rapid delivery of advanced cardiac life support, can significantly reduce mortality from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Because the majority of sudden cardiac deaths occur in the victim's home with family members present, family members of cardiac patients at high risk for sudden death are the logical focus of CPR training. However, previous research has shown that only a small minority of family members of cardiac patients actually learn CPR and that health care professionals have failed to recommend CPR training in this population, in part due to concerns about their ability to learn CPR. The purpose of this study was to describe learning capabilities in this population and to identify characteristics of unsuccessful learners. To this end, we taught CPR to 83 family members of cardiac patients who were at risk for sudden cardiac death. 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TI - Can Family Members of High-Risk Cardiac Patients Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
JF - Archives of Internal Medicine
DO - 10.1001/archinte.1989.00390010079008
DA - 1989-01-01
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SP - 61
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VL - 149
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