Evaluation of Public Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Report of Izmir


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ÖZBİLGİN Ş., Akan M., HANCI V., Aygun C., KUVAKİ BALKAN B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.396-405, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: Early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by witnesses increases survival after cardiac arrest. In Turkey, our country, it is rare that basic life support (BLS) is initiated by a layperson. In our study, we aimed to use a survey to research awareness, level of knowledge and attitudes of the public to CPR and BLS.