Effectiveness of Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Teaching on Lay Bystander Attitudes Toward Future Resuscitation.

ABSTRACT:

Context

It is estimated that there are approximately 1,000 sudden cardiac events occurring daily outside of the hospital setting in the US.

Objectives

The objectives of this pilot project were to determine lay participants' ability to remember the steps of hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (HOCPR) following a 30-minute instructional session regarding proper technique and their willingness to perform bystander CPR (BCPR) on victims of sudden cardiac arrest outside in the community.

Sample and setting

A nine-item survey questionnaire that was created by the authors was first administered to a sample of 75 adults who had volunteered at their institutions' emergency department. Inclusion criteria included all adults over the age of eighteen years.

Outcome measur

SUBMITTER: Nofzinger JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7746055 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature