297 Positive shifts in knowledge, attitudes and practice after a 60-minute CPR-AED training

297 Positive shifts in knowledge, attitudes and practice after a 60-minute CPR-AED training

BackgroundTraining and motivating more laypeople to respond to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with improved OHCA survival rates. This study involved measuring the change in knowledge, attitudes and practice after a 60-minute CPR-AED training.MethodWe administered pre-/post-train...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2022-05, Vol.12 (Suppl 1), p.A12-A12
Hauptverfasser: White, AE, Hong, M, Poh, JS, Lum, N, Jalil, A, Kua, PHJ, Ong, MEH
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Sprache:eng
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Attitudes
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
Defibrillators
First aid
Health education
Lifesaving
Medical education
Public opinion
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundTraining and motivating more laypeople to respond to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with improved OHCA survival rates. This study involved measuring the change in knowledge, attitudes and practice after a 60-minute CPR-AED training.MethodWe administered pre-/post-training surveys to 337 participants who underwent CPR/AED training. McNemar’s and paired t-tests were used to analyse responses. Compression performance was measured during 2 compression performance rounds on the same day.ResultsFavourable shift in knowledge was observed in post-training survey (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-EMS.27