ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2018
Germans learn how to save lives: a nationwide CPR education initiative.
Article in International journal of emergency medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Emergency training in medical practices and resuscitation quality: results from a regional study in Germany.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Six years of spreading BLSD skills in schools: empowering teachers as trainers.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Importance of Immediate Electronic-Based Feedback to Enhance Feedback for First-Time CPR Trainees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Knowledge of non-healthcare individuals towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a cross-sectional study in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia.International journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Keeping Bystanders Active: Resuscitating Resuscitation Skills.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundSudden cardiac death is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany and the third leading cause of death in the industrialized world. Yet, the percentage of people providing first aid in the case of sudden cardiac arrest in Germany is alarmingly low by international comparison. Training Germans or reminding them of the simple but effective steps of resuscitation, so that everybody can save a live in an emergency.
methodsFor the campaign 'Resuscitation Week', physicians and paramedics trained passers-by in cardiovascular resuscitation free of charge. Skills were evaluated before and after the instruction by means of a questionnaire.
resultsThree hundred three people aged between 9 and 89 years were trained and evaluated. Forty-nine passers-by had never participated in a resuscitation course, and 46.8% had participated in a course more than 20 years ago. Before the instruction, 41.6% of the passers-by were confident to be capable of resuscitating a person; after the instruction, however, this percentage had risen to 100%!
conclusionsSaving a life is simple, but one has to know what to do in the case of sudden cardiac arrest. The German population is being gradually trained in resuscitation using campaigns such as 'Resuscitation Week' and 'Kids Save Lives' to break down barriers in the long term. However, lives are not only saved by training but also by refreshing knowledge and skills; thus, a further effective approach may be training all holders of a driving license in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in intervals of 5 years.
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