Public knowledge and attitudes toward automated external defibrillators use among first aid eLearning course participants: a survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) often depends on the effective and immediate use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Given that there have been few studies about AED use in China, the purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge and attitudes regarding AED use among the Chinese public, then provide an effective suggestion for AED education strategies and legislation.

Method

The online survey was conducted among Chinese participants of the First Aid eLearning courses in June 2020.

Result

A total of 2565 (95.00%) surveys were completed, only 23.46% of respondents with non-medical related respondents reported having attended previous AED training courses. Regarding the basic knowledge of AEDs, few respondents (12.28%, n = 3

SUBMITTER: Wang YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112448 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature