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Doctor-based Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course: An Alternative to the Conventional Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Lam Kin-kwan ,
Lau Fei-lung ,
Chan Wai-kwong ,
Leung Kai-Shing  and
Chan Tsan-fai
Lam Kin-kwan
Affiliation:
Senior Medical Officer, Accident & Emergency Department, United Christian Hospital
Lau Fei-lung*
Affiliation:
Chief of Service and Consultant, Accident & Emergency Department, United Christian Hospital
Chan Wai-kwong
Affiliation:
Head, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Geriatric Department, United Christian Hospital
Leung Kai-Shing
Affiliation:
Medical Officer, Accident & Emergency Department, United Christian Hospital
Chan Tsan-fai
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Geriatric Department, United Christian Hospital
*
Accident & Emergency Department, United Christian Hospital. 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

United Christian Hospital initiated a doctor-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Program. It is a two-hour, focused, adult CPR course, suitable for adults of different age groups and of different educational levels. The course was rated highly by the participants. Most trainees acquired CPR knowledge and skills, and had confidence to perform CPR. This type of training could improve the rate of bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in this region. Avoiding the complexity and pass-fail psychology that is used in the traditional CPR training curriculum, it can be an alternative to the traditional four-hour instructor-based Basic Life Support (BLS) course.

Keywords

CPRdoctor-based bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
Type
Original Research
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , December 2002 , pp. 209 - 212
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2002

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