Australia's awareness of cardiac arrest and rates of CPR training: results from the Heart Foundation's HeartWatch survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to provide the first national estimates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and awareness of cardiac arrest.

Design

A retrospective analysis of a national cross-sectional survey was undertaken. Data were collected online from adults in July 2017 as part of the Heart Foundation of Australia's HeartWatch survey. We used logistic regression to examine demographic factors associated with CPR training.

Participants

A national cohort was invited to participate in the survey using purposive, non-probability sampling methods with quotas for age, gender and area of residence, in order to reflect the wider Australian population. The final sample consisted of 1076 respondents.

Main outcome measure

To determine an estimation of the prevalence

SUBMITTER: Cartledge S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6955479 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature