CPR Training for Physicians
- 21 August 1980
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 303 (8) , 455-457
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198008213030810
Abstract
In 1978, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals determined that as a requirement for accreditation a hospital must demonstrate that all physicians on its staff have had training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).1 One state, California, now requires physicians to have a "current and valid certificate in CPR" as a condition for relicensure.2 These requirements have not been received with enthusiasm by all physicians, 3 but we believe that formal training of physicians in CPR is in the best interests of physicians and the public.CPR (closed-chest massage and mouth-to-mouth ventilation) was introduced for the treatment of sudden cardiac death in . . .Keywords
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