Little lifesavers -- kids capable of CPR
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 07:07
in Health & Medicine
Nine-year-olds can and should learn CPR. A study of 147 schoolchildren, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care, has shown that, although the smallest may lack the requisite strength, the knowledge of how to perform basic life support is well retained by young children.