Legal and Regulatory Framework for Provision of First Aid and Education in First Aid in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Journal: Russian Sklifosovsky Journal Emergency Medical Care
Year: 2021

The likelihood of life recovery in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) critically depends on the speed of providing care. Basic bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in case of OHCA and automatic external defibrillation greatly increase the chances of survival. To ensure a high level of readiness of the population to provide first aid (FA), effective legal regulation is required. The article presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of the current regulatory legal acts of the Russian