No fear: Willingness of smartphone activated first responders to assist with cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To understand the fear and willingness to respond of smartphone activated first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We invited smartphone activated first responders registered with the GoodSAM application in Victoria, Australia to take part in an online survey in November 2020. We assessed willingness to respond to an alert and provide CPR during the pandemic and administered the Fear of COVID-19 Scale questionnaire. Regression analysis was conducted to investigate associations between occupation, clinical training, and years of clinical experience with willingness to respond and fear of COVID-19.

Results

The survey response rate was 5.1%. Responders (n = 348) had a median age (interquartile range) of 46 years (33-55). Most (67%) were aged 30-59 years

SUBMITTER: Ball J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9747697 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature