Improving perception and confidence towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and public access automated external defibrillator program: how does training program help?

Background In conjunction with an automated external defibrillator (AED) placement program at various locations within a public university in Malaysia, a series of structured training programs were conducted. The objectives of this study is to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a structured training...

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Published in:International journal of emergency medicine 2020-03, Vol.13 (1), p.1-7, Article 13
Main Authors: Liaw, Siew Yee, Chew, Keng Sheng, Zulkarnain, Ahmad, Wong, Shirly Siew Ling, Singmamae, Nariman, Kaushal, Dev Nath, Chan, Hiang Chuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiology
Automated external defibrillator
Automation
Bystander
Cardiology
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Colleges & universities
CPR
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Employees
First aid
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Research
Pediatrics
Performance evaluation
Theory of planned behavior
Training
Willingness
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Summary:Background In conjunction with an automated external defibrillator (AED) placement program at various locations within a public university in Malaysia, a series of structured training programs were conducted. The objectives of this study is to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a structured training program in improving the perception of the importance of AED and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), (2) evaluate the confidence of the employees in using an AED and performing bystander CPR, (3) identify the fears and concerns of these employees in using AED and performing CPR, and (4) determine the perception of these employees towards the strategy of the AEDs placed at various locations within the university. Methods In this single-center observational study, a validated questionnaire aimed to assess the university employees’ attitude and confidence in handling AED and performing CPR before (pre-test) and immediately after (post-test) the training program was conducted. Results A total of 184 participants participated in this study. Using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, the training programs appeared to have improved the perception that “using AED is important for unresponsive victims” ( z  = 4.32, p  
ISSN:1865-1372
1865-1380
DOI:10.1186/s12245-020-00271-3