Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in China

Abstract

The rate of bystander CPR is much lower in China than in developed countries. This survey was implemented to assess the current status of layperson CPR training, to analyze the willingness of bystanders to perform CPR, and to identify barriers to improving bystander CPR rates. The questionnaire included individual information, current status of bystander CPR training, and individual's willingness and attitude towards performing CPR. There were 25.6% laypersons who took CPR training. The majority (98.6%) of laypersons would perform CPR on their family members, but fewer laypersons (76.3%) were willing to perform CPR on strangers. Most respondents (53.2%) were worried about legal issues. If laws were implemented to protect bystanders who give aid, the number of laypersons who were not willing to perform CPR on strangers dropped from 23.7% to 2.4%. An increasing number of people in China know CPR compared with the situation in the past. CPR training in China is much less common than in many developed countries. The barriers are that laypersons are not well-trained and they fear being prosecuted for unsuccessful CPR. More accredited CPR training courses are needed in China. The laws should be passed to protect bystanders who provide assistance.

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Mapping the public first‐aid training landscape: a scoping review

“…Fears of being blamed are reported more often in scenarios involving strangers (Cheskes et al, 2016). The inclusion of training on such laws in first-aid classes may thus foster an understanding that lawsuits are unlikely and, in turn, increase people's overall willingness to help during a disaster or emergency (Chen et al, 2017;Sasson et al, 2013). The inclusion of training on such laws in first-aid classes may thus foster an understanding that lawsuits are unlikely and, in turn, increase people's overall willingness to help during a disaster or emergency (Chen et al, 2017;Sasson et al, 2013).…”

“…Good Samaritan laws can protect member of the public from being sued in such contexts; however, as Sasson et al (2013) emphasise, people generally lack awareness of these laws or misinterpret them. The inclusion of training on such laws in first-aid classes may thus foster an understanding that lawsuits are unlikely and, in turn, increase people's overall willingness to help during a disaster or emergency (Chen et al, 2017;Sasson et al, 2013).…”

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“…With regards to the development and construct validation of the questionnaire, a preliminary version of the checklist was first constructed based on previous works [1,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]12] as well as opinions from four authors of this paper (KSC, SYL, NS and DNK). A modified Delphi method via iterative email communications and face-to-face discussion sessions were conducted.…”

“…While a number of questionnaire measuring the various dimensions of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) [1][2][3][4] and AED [2][3][4][5][6][7] have been published, there are few questionnaires that combine both bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) measurement [8][9]. We reported the development of a questionnaire that comprehensively measures four objectives: (1) the perception of AED placement strategy, (2) the perception on the importance of bystander CPR and AED, (3) the perception on the confidence and willingness to apply these two lifesaving interventions as well as (4) the fears and concerns in applying these two interventions.…”