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Kids Save Lives – ERC position statement on school children education in CPR.

Ian MaconochieIan MaconochieS. WingenVioletta RaffayRobert GreifRobert GreifJerry P. NolanJerry P. NolanM. GrünfeldJonathan WyllieJonathan WyllieBernd W. BöttigerBernd W. BöttigerMaaret CastrénMaaret CastrénJ. SchlieberDiana CimpoesuJ. SoarJ. SoarCarsten LottCarsten LottFederico SemeraroR. MeliesteGavin D. PerkinsGavin D. PerkinsKoenraad G. MonsieursKoenraad G. MonsieursM. GeorgiouP. Van De VoordeP. Van De VoordeAndrew LockeyAndrew LockeyLeo BossaertLeo BossaertA. TruhlářA. Truhlář

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Position statementbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatment030208 emergency & critical care medicine030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyEmergency Nursingmedicine.disease3. Good health03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEmergency MedicineOverall survivalmedicineEmergency medical servicesCardiopulmonary resuscitationMedical emergencyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessCause of death

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Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the third leading cause of death in industrialised nations.1 After OHCA, the overall survival rates are 2–10%.2–4 In Europe and in the US together, 700,000 people die of OHCA every year. The same applies to other industrialised regions of the world. Many of these lives could be saved if more lay people provided immediate CPR.2 Emergency medical services (EMS) response times can be several (6–12) minutes or even longer.

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2016-08-01Resuscitation
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.06.005