Improving survival odds with targeted CPR training

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Every year in Australia there are 25,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA), and fewer than 10 per cent of those will survive. Monash University PhD candidate Susie Cartledge hopes to improve the odds with targeted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to high-risk groups and their families at Cabrini’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program with her Australian-first research.

Period1 Aug 2016

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  • TitleImproving survival odds with targeted CPR training
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletIntouch magazine - Public Health Association of Australia
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date1/08/16
    DescriptionEvery year in Australia there are 25,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA), and fewer than 10 per cent of those will survive. Monash University PhD candidate Susie Cartledge hopes to improve the odds with targeted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to high-risk groups and their families at Cabrini’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program with her Australian-first research.
    Producer/AuthorKate Windon and Jocelyn Wright
    PersonsSusie Cartledge