Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Worldwide, millions of people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. This is partly due to limited and sometimes ineffective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The need for mouth-to-mouth contact, fear of causing harm, litigation, and the complexity of delivering CPR are the main deterrents. In view of this, the basic life support algorithm has been simplified and lay rescuers are encouraged to perform Hands-Only CPR.The objective of this study is to assess knowledge on and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR among Malaysian college students and to determine the relationship between the two.In an online self-administered survey, college students responded to a questionnaire on demographics, exposure to CPR, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR, and their willingness to perform Hands

SUBMITTER: Karuthan SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6940176 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature