Are high school cardiopulmonary resuscitation education mandates working? Insights from a high school survey on CPR knowledge, attitudes, and readiness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) significantly improve the chances of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Subsequently, state laws mandate training in CPR and AED use for high school graduation. However, training and its impact vary and must be better understood.

Objective

We assessed the current CPR training mandates and their impact.

Methods

We performed a nationwide, cross-sectional, survey-based observational study of high schoolers in 9th to 12th grades in all 50 states from 2020 to 2022 (NCT04493970), assessing basic demographics, attitudes, knowledge and skills, and willingness to learn CPR and AED.

Results

We had an 8% response rate, resulting in 2395 high school students s

SUBMITTER: Katapadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949851 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature