Impact of community-based first responder development for the management of drowning casualties in rural areas of Bangladesh

Impact of community-based first responder development for the management of drowning casualties in rural areas of Bangladesh

Background: Drowning is the leading cause of childhood death in Bangladesh. In order to minimize the number of casualties Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) incorporated a ‘first responder’ program which includes Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), in community based dro...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, Md Shafkat Hossain, Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Aminur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
First Aid
CPR
Community volunteers
Drowning
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300768

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