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Incorporation Of Civilian Care In Emergency Medicine: Retainment Of Training And Familiarization Of Resources At The University Of Maine, Courtney Jurson
Incorporation Of Civilian Care In Emergency Medicine: Retainment Of Training And Familiarization Of Resources At The University Of Maine, Courtney Jurson
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According to statistics by the American Heart Association, there are 475,000 deaths from cardiac arrest every year with more than 350,000 of them happening outside of the hospital. The only chance of a victim of sudden cardiac arrest to survive is a bystander rapidly starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), contacting emergency services for assistance, and acquiring an automated external defibrillator (AED).
This research recruited participants affiliated with the University of Maine campus and divided them into two groups: those who are required to have CPR/AED training for their affiliation and those who were not required these trainings. All participants then took …