Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia

Worldwide, millions of people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. This is partly due to limited and sometimes ineffective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The need for mouth-to-mouth contact, fear of causing harm, litigation, and the complexity of delivering CPR are the main deter...

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Main Authors: Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini, Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza, Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George, Chai, Xuan Jia, Sagan, Chris Dom, Ramachandran, Monishak, Perumal, Sharmmathevan, Karuthan, Mahendra, Manikam, Rishya, Chinna, Karuthan
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spelling my.um.eprints.242032020-04-13T07:12:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24203/ Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George Chai, Xuan Jia Sagan, Chris Dom Ramachandran, Monishak Perumal, Sharmmathevan Karuthan, Mahendra Manikam, Rishya Chinna, Karuthan R Medicine Worldwide, millions of people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. This is partly due to limited and sometimes ineffective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The need for mouth-to-mouth contact, fear of causing harm, litigation, and the complexity of delivering CPR are the main deterrents. In view of this, the basic life support algorithm has been simplified and lay rescuers are encouraged to perform Hands-Only CPR.The objective of this study is to assess knowledge on and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR among Malaysian college students and to determine the relationship between the two.In an online self-administered survey, college students responded to a questionnaire on demographics, exposure to CPR, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR, and their willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR in 5 different scenarios (family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people).Data for 393 participants were analyzed. For knowledge, the mean score was 8.6±3.2 and the median score was 9. In the sample, 27% of the respondents did not attend any CPR training before, citing that they were unsure where to attend the course. The knowledge score among those who attended CPR training (M=3.6, S=2.9) was significantly higher compared to those who did not (M=6.7, S=3.0). Out of the 393 participants, 67.7%, 55%, 37.4%, 45%, and 49.1% were willing to perform Hands-Only CPR on family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people, respectively. There were significant associations (P<.001) between knowledge and willing to perform Hands-Only CPR on family members or relatives (OR=1.32, 95% CI 1.43, 1.43), strangers (OR=1.31, 95% CI 1.21, 1.42), trauma victims (OR=1.21, 95% CI 1.12, 1.31), children (OR=1.28, 95% CI 1.19, 1.39), and elderly people (OR=1.36 95% CI 1.25, 1.48).Based on this study, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR among local college students is not encouraging. Not many know where to attend such courses. There was significant association between knowledge and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR. © 2019 the Author(s). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2019 Article PeerReviewed Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini and Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza and Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George and Chai, Xuan Jia and Sagan, Chris Dom and Ramachandran, Monishak and Perumal, Sharmmathevan and Karuthan, Mahendra and Manikam, Rishya and Chinna, Karuthan (2019) Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia. Medicine, 98 (51). e18466. ISSN 0025-7974 https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000018466 doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000018466
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topic R Medicine
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Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini
Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza
Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George
Chai, Xuan Jia
Sagan, Chris Dom
Ramachandran, Monishak
Perumal, Sharmmathevan
Karuthan, Mahendra
Manikam, Rishya
Chinna, Karuthan
Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
description Worldwide, millions of people die of sudden cardiac arrest every year. This is partly due to limited and sometimes ineffective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The need for mouth-to-mouth contact, fear of causing harm, litigation, and the complexity of delivering CPR are the main deterrents. In view of this, the basic life support algorithm has been simplified and lay rescuers are encouraged to perform Hands-Only CPR.The objective of this study is to assess knowledge on and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR among Malaysian college students and to determine the relationship between the two.In an online self-administered survey, college students responded to a questionnaire on demographics, exposure to CPR, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR, and their willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR in 5 different scenarios (family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people).Data for 393 participants were analyzed. For knowledge, the mean score was 8.6±3.2 and the median score was 9. In the sample, 27% of the respondents did not attend any CPR training before, citing that they were unsure where to attend the course. The knowledge score among those who attended CPR training (M=3.6, S=2.9) was significantly higher compared to those who did not (M=6.7, S=3.0). Out of the 393 participants, 67.7%, 55%, 37.4%, 45%, and 49.1% were willing to perform Hands-Only CPR on family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people, respectively. There were significant associations (P<.001) between knowledge and willing to perform Hands-Only CPR on family members or relatives (OR=1.32, 95% CI 1.43, 1.43), strangers (OR=1.31, 95% CI 1.21, 1.42), trauma victims (OR=1.21, 95% CI 1.12, 1.31), children (OR=1.28, 95% CI 1.19, 1.39), and elderly people (OR=1.36 95% CI 1.25, 1.48).Based on this study, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR among local college students is not encouraging. Not many know where to attend such courses. There was significant association between knowledge and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR. © 2019 the Author(s).
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author Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini
Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza
Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George
Chai, Xuan Jia
Sagan, Chris Dom
Ramachandran, Monishak
Perumal, Sharmmathevan
Karuthan, Mahendra
Manikam, Rishya
Chinna, Karuthan
author_facet Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini
Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza
Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George
Chai, Xuan Jia
Sagan, Chris Dom
Ramachandran, Monishak
Perumal, Sharmmathevan
Karuthan, Mahendra
Manikam, Rishya
Chinna, Karuthan
author_sort Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini
title Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
title_short Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
title_full Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia
title_sort knowledge of and willingness to perform hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in malaysia
publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24203/
https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000018466
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