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Review
. 2017 Mar 14;6(3):e005738.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.005738.

"Kids Save Lives": Educating Schoolchildren in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is a Civic Duty That Needs Support for Implementation

Bernd W Böttiger  1 , Federico Semeraro  2 , Sabine Wingen  3
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Review

"Kids Save Lives": Educating Schoolchildren in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is a Civic Duty That Needs Support for Implementation

Bernd W Böttiger et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; KIDS SAVE LIVES; bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; schoolchildren education in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Figure 1
The international “Kids Save Lives” initiative is represented by this logo that was developed by the Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC). The IRC has approved use of this logo at no cost for all Kids Save Lives activities and campaigns. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier.10
Figure 2
Figure 2
“Kids Save Lives” European map of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education. In the countries with green‐haired kids, there is legislation about CPR education; in the countries with yellow‐haired kids, CPR education is a suggestion. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier.17
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