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Evaluation of Public Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Report of Izmir
Author(s) -
Şule Özbilgin,
Mert Akan,
Volkan Hancı,
Ceren Aygun Mucuoglu,
Bahar Kuvaki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2667-677X
pISSN - 2667-6370
DOI - 10.5152/tjar.2015.61587
Subject(s) - layperson , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , basic life support , medicine , medical emergency , ventilation (architecture) , resuscitation , emergency medicine , mechanical engineering , political science , law , engineering
Early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by witnesses increases survival after cardiac arrest. In Turkey, our country, it is rare that basic life support (BLS) is initiated by a layperson. In our study, we aimed to use a survey to research awareness, level of knowledge and attitudes of the public to CPR and BLS.

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