Description
Bystander CPR more than doubles the chance of survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Recent research suggest the wording used by dispatchers (also known as call-takers) during the emergency call influences bystander CPR. This study aims to examine the impact of the language used to describe CPR in the dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) instructions on the quality of CPR provided by lay participants with no prior CPR training.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR; ambulance; emergency medical services; basic life support; BLS; resuscitation; education;
School
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine » Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
BMedSc(Hons)
Time commitment
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne (adjacent to The Alfred)
Co-supervisors
Dr
Kathryn Eastwood
Dr
Ziad Nehme