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Enhancing the quality of CPR performed by laypeople
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Health Sciences (from 2013).
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Health Sciences (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5911-6743
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Health Sciences (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3166-8949
Jönköping University.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1641-6321
2018 (English)In: Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, ISSN 2202-7270, Vol. 15, no 4Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Introduction The prognosis of survival for a person suffering from cardiac arrest increases when a layperson performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on-site. In Sweden, providing CPR training to people working in public places is considered a social benefit. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a 3-hour CPR intervention for electricians. Methods Data were collected through an intervention by means of simulation and consisted of a pre-and post-assessment of the participants’ CPR performance. Results The results show a statistically significant improvement in ventilation (41%) and quality of compression (36%). Conclusion With short rehearsal training, the layperson can significantly improve the quality of CPR given. In a situation of cardiac arrest, this can be crucial for the patient’s survival and continued quality of life.

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Paramedics Australasia , 2018. Vol. 15, no 4
Keywords [en]
CPR, Intervention, Layperson, Simulation, adult, Article, compression, electrician, health care quality, heart arrest, human, long term care, lung ventilation, male, middle aged, normal human, quality of life, quantitative study, resuscitation, survival, training
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Health Sciences
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Nursing Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-72141DOI: 10.33151/ajp.15.4.594Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85063771054OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-72141DiVA, id: diva2:1317713
Available from: 2019-05-23 Created: 2019-05-23 Last updated: 2021-09-14Bibliographically approved

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Lerjestam, KerstinWillman, AnnaAndersson, IngridAbelsson, Anna

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