Abstract
To assess the prevalence and utility of citizen cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, a systematic population-based sample of Minneapolis-St. Paul area adults, age 25-74 years, was interviewed in 1980-81. Twenty-three per cent were CPR trained. Of these, 13 per cent have encountered out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and 38 per cent reported using their skills in such an emergency. Most of those performing out-of-hospital CPR (59 per cent) were health professionals. Only 19 per cent of trainees have maintained their certification by retraining within one year.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 513-515 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American journal of public health |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |