Assessment of the levels of awareness toward cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A community-based study in Northern Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Journal of Education and Health Promotion Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 167
• Main Authors: Alquwaiay, Fahad Khalid, Alshammari, Fayez Ammar, Alshammari, Mohammed Saqer, Alquwaiay, Dhari Abdulkarim, Alabdali, Naif Abdulmohsen Naif, Elkandow, Ali E M, Ahmed, Hussain Gadelkarim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2018; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Age; Awareness; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cardiovascular disease; Community health services; Community Relations; Consent; CPR; Death; Education; Emergency medical services; Ethics; Family (Sociological Unit); Feedback; Females; First Aid; General Education; Heart Disorders; Hospitals; Knowledge; Males; Medical volunteers; Original; Patients; Population; Population Education; Quality; Questionnaires; Saudi Arabia; Social networks; Statistical Significance; Students; Studies; Surveys; Ventilation; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia; cardiovascular disease; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Awareness
• ISSN: 2277-9531; 2319-6440
• DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_169_18

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure performed in an emergency when the heart stops. Early initiation of CPR can save many lives. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the level of awareness toward CPR in a community-based study in Northern Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional survey conducted in the city of Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia. Data about CPR were obtained from 442 Saudi volunteers living in the city of Hail. A family history of ischemic heart disease was indicated in 148/442 (33.5%) of the participants. On asking the participants whether they have previous information about CPR, about 258/442 (58.4%) persons indicated "Yes," 118/442 (26.6%) replied "May be," and the remaining 66/442 (15%) replied "No." The study showed a high level of awareness about CPR, which might be attributed to the majority of highly educated participants. Effective and sustainable public CPR training programs are needed to be implemented to preserve better knowledge and awareness of CPR in the general population.