Table 2 Score of CPR knowledge among participants from July 2018 to October 2019
From: Out of hospital cardiac arrest: experience of a bystander CPR training program in Karachi, Pakistan
Knowledge attributes | Frequency of participants with correct answers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-test n [%] n = 652 | Post-test n [%] n = 652 | Re-test n [%] n = 322 | |
1.What do you think “Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)” means? | 500 [78.7%] | 605 [93.8%] | 296 [91.9%] |
2.Which of the following may be a sign of sudden heart arrest? | 5 [0.8%] | 51 [7.8%] | 19 [5.9%] |
3.How can the consciousness state of the individual be determined? | 80 [12.3%] | 116 [17.8%] | 76 [23.8%] |
4.How can the absence of respiration be determined? | 74 [11.3%] | 247 [37.9%] | 91 [28.2%] |
5.CPR is performed on which part of chest? | 368 [58.1%] | 563 [87.8%] | 282 [87.6%] |
6.What must be the rate of the chest compressions? | 207 [33%] | 596 [92.4%] | 245 [76.1%] |
7.How much force must be applied during chest compressions? | 114 [18.2%] | 411 [63%] | 151 [46.9%] |
8.The critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include which of the following? | 34 [5.2%] | 134 [20.7%] | 46 [14.4%] |
9.How often should rescuers switch roles when performing two-rescuer CPR? | 177 [28%] | 571 [87.6%] | 167 [51.9%] |
10.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure which is attempted to restart the heart that has stopped beating. | 571 [89.9%] | 610 [95.3%] | 312 [96.9%] |
11.CPR has to be attempted always inside of a hospital and not outside. | 523 [82%] | 599 [93%] | 308 [96%] |
12.CPR is generally continued until the person regains consciousness or is declared dead. | 566 [88.9%] | 621 [96.6%] | 305 [95%] |
13.The survival rate is high when CPR is done immediately. | 600 [93.9%] | 629 [97.4%] | 318 [99.1%] |
14.Is CPR effective in saving life of children? | 454 [71%] | 623 [97.2%] | 296 [92.2%] |