Emotional Impact of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training on High School Students

Autor: Abdullah Alismail, Evelyn Massey, Cassaundra Song, Noha Daher, Michael H. Terry, David López, Laren Tan, Takkin Lo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 5 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00362
Popis: BackgroundThe American Heart Association (AHA) has implemented several programs to educate the public about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A common issue in bystander CPR is the fear of hurting the victim. As a result, the victim may not receive CPR in time. The purpose of this study was to measure the emotional impact of CPR training on high school students using two approved AHA courses.MethodsA total of 60 students participated in this study. These students had a mean age of 15.4 ± 1.2 years old and were selected from a high school in Southern California. Subjects were divided into two groups, Basic Life Support (BLS) (n1 = 31) and Hands-Only™ CPR (n2 = 29). Emotional impacts were assessed by having each subject answer a questionnaire based on given scenarios before and after their training session.ResultsThere was a significant difference in both groups when comparing positive-emotion scores before and after the training (BLS: 30.3 ± 6.0 vs. 34.5 ± 6.7, p
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