Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge among urban and rural residents in Tiaocheng area of Hebei Province
- VernacularTitle:河北衡水市桃城区城乡居民心肺复苏知识调查及其对策
- Author:
Yaqin LI
;
Yanqiao YE
;
Guilan ZHANG
;
Weizhan WANG
;
Lan WANG
;
Guoying MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
Questionnaires
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2008;7(11):779-780
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A total of 11 200 subjects from urban and rural areas of Taocheng of Hebei Province were surveyed for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge with self-made questionnaire. Our results showed that of the 11200 participants, there were 3708 subjects (33.11%) knew CPR; 6105 subjects (54.51%) knew but couldnt put it into practice; and 1387 subjects (12.38%) didn't know CPR. There was a significant difference in CPR awareness rate among people with different education level and profession (P <0.01). Awareness of emergency treatment and therapeutic technique was proved to be low among urban and rural residents, especially those living at poor-educated small towns. We suggest that more attention should be paid to increased awareness of CPR and its technique to improve to outcome of the treatment.