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Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation of clinicians at a South African tertiary hospital

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 54 , issue 5 , 2012 , pages: 447–454

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2012.10874269

Author(s): L Botha Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, , MM Geyser Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, , A Engelbrecht Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,

Keywords: resuscitation knowledge , clinicians , education , South Africa

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Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess clinicians' knowledge about evaluating possible cardiac arrest patients and recognising cardiac arrest, to assess clinicians' knowledge about appropriate decisions and actions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and to determine which advanced life support courses had been undertaken and whether they were still valid.

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