KIDS SAVE LIVES: Basic Life Support Education for Schoolchildren
Published: May 17, 2023
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- Schoolchildren CPR training has the potential to educate whole generations to respond to cardiac arrest and to increase survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Schoolchildren are highly capable and motivated to learn CPR.
- A combination of theoretical and practical training with annual refreshers ensures best retention of knowledge.