Knowledge of Nonmedical Individuals about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Case of Cardiac Arrest: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Table 3
Identification of cardiac arrest findings.
Variable
N
Consciousness evaluation
No response when called
373
62.2
No response when touched
221
36.8
Not moving at all
208
34.7
I do not know
114
19
Those knowing three of the procedures correctly
77
12.8
Those knowing two of the procedures correctly
151
25.2
Those knowing one of the procedures correctly
269
44.8
Those who do not know any of the procedures (I do not know)
103
17.2
Respiration evaluation
Not having any respiratory movement
360
60
Not having any respiratory sound
267
44.5
No coming air out of the mouth of an individual
310
51.7
No steaming up of a mirror placed in front of the mouth of an individual
135
22.5
I do not know
42
7
Those knowing three of the procedures correctly
115
20.2
Those knowing two of the procedures correctly
188
31.2
Those knowing one of the procedures correctly
235
39.2
Those who do not know any of the procedures (I do not know)
38
6.3
Circulation Evaluation
Not feeling a pulse in the vessels of the neck
121
20.2
Not feeling a pulse in the vessels of the arm
187
31.2
Both
193
32.2
I do not know
108
18
‘Chest compression’ means
To scrub the chest at certain intervals
67
11.2
To apply strong compression to the chest at certain intervals (compression)
343
57.2
To scrub the heart directly by opening the chest wall
11
1.8
To apply compression directly to the heart by opening the chest wall
