Viðhorf Íslendinga til framkvæmdar endurlífgunar utan sjúkrahúss

• Main Authors: Davíð O. Arnar, Sigfús Gizurarson, Jón Baldursson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur 2008
• Subjects: Endurlífgun; LBL12; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Death; Sudden; Attitude to Health; Smella; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/21614

Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective: Initiation of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is directly linked to the outcome of cardiac arrest in the community. Recent reports have indicated a reluctance among witnesses to perform CPR on strangers especially mouth to mouth ventilation. The status of this in Iceland is unknown. The objective of this study was to assess the attitude of Icelanders towards bystander CPR. Material and methods: A telephone survey was conducted on 1200 randomly selected Icelanders, aged 16-75 years, with regard to their attitude towards pre-hospital CPR on strangers. A total of 804 (70.1%) chose to participate. Results: A large number had received some kind of training in CPR (73%), wheras only 6% had actually participated in CPR. In accordance, 50% thought they would be able to perform chest compressions adequately and 55% mouth to mouth ventilation. A total of 491 (65%) would likely volunteer to perform chest compressions on a stranger, while 178 (24%) would not and 84 (11%) were undecided. Similarly, 473 (64%) would likely volunteer to perform mouth to mouth ventilation on a stranger. One hundred seventy seven (24%) would not and 93 (12%) were unsure. An overwhelming majority, 620 (81%) said it would not make any difference regarding their participation in CPR if the procedure was simplified and included only chest compressions but not mouth to mouth ventilation. Conclusions: Icelanders have a very positive attitude towards bystander CPR, over two thirds have had some kind of CPR instruction and a large majority has no aversion towards performing mouth to mouth ventilation on strangers. These results are in contrast to similar data from the United States. Inngangur: Skyndidauði er í meirihluta tilfella vegna sleglahraðtakts (ventricular tachycardia) eða sleglaflökts (ventricular fibrillation). Grunnendurlífgun með öndunaraðstoð og hjartahnoði ásamt raflostsmeðferð geta verið lífsbjörg undir slíkum ...