Evaluation of Public Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Report of Izmir

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ÖZBİLGİN Ş., Akan M., HANCI V., Aygun C., KUVAKİ BALKAN B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, vol.43, no.6, pp.396-405, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjar.2015.61587
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.396-405
  • Keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac arrest, attitudes, healthy knowledge, survey, HOSPITAL CARDIAC-ARREST, SURVIVAL, WILLINGNESS, JAPAN, CPR
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by witnesses increases survival after cardiac arrest. In Turkey, our country, it is rare that basic life support (BLS) is initiated by a layperson. In our study, we aimed to use a survey to research awareness, level of knowledge and attitudes of the public to CPR and BLS.