Germans learn how to save lives: a nationwide CPR education initiative

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-377918
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.37791

Malsy, Manuela ; Leberle, Richard ; Graf, Bernhard

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Background Sudden cardiac death is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany and the third leading cause of death in the industrialized world. Yet, the percentage of people providing first aid in the case of sudden cardiac arrest in Germany is alarmingly low by international comparison. Training Germans or reminding them of the simple but effective steps of resuscitation, so that ...