CPR knowledge among rural grassroots healthcare workers in Xinjiang, China: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival depends on rapid recognition, high-quality chest compressions, and early use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Township household health education instructors in rural China are grassroots healthcare workers and are often the first reachable trained personnel during emergencies; however, their readiness to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is undercharacterized. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a programmatic survey involving 235 instructors in Xinjiang, China. The survey instrument captured demographics, training exposure and its recency, AED awareness, item-level CPR knowledge, rescue willingness, and preferences. We derived a composite readiness score (0-100) and a strict overall accuracy score by averaging s

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12678107 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature