Out of hospital cardiac arrest: experience of a bystander CPR training program in Karachi, Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly 90% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients are witnessed, yet only 2.3% received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Pakistan. This study aimed to determine retention of knowledge and skills of Hands-Only CPR among community participants in early recognition of OHCA and initiation of CPR in Karachi, Pakistan.

Methods

Pre and post-tests were conducted among CPR training participants from diverse non-health-related backgrounds from July 2018 to October 2019. Participants were tested for knowledge and skills of CPR before training (pre-test), immediately after training (post-test), and 6 months after training (re-test). All the participants received CPR training through video and scenario-based demonstration using manikins. Post-trainin

SUBMITTER: Khan UR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164717 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature