Evaluation of Public Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Report of Izmir
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, vol.43, no.6, pp.396-405, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- 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.