Knowledge of Nonmedical Individuals about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Case of Cardiac Arrest: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Table 7
Application of CPR.
Variable
N
What BLS applications can you apply?
I can open the airway
58
9.7
I can control respiration
7
1.2
I can ventilate/conduct mouth-to-mouth ventilation
55
9.2
I can give chest compression
70
11.7
I can both ventilate and give chest compression
177
29.5
I do not know
233
38.8
What is the proper rate of chest compression /artificial ventilation during the chest compression (compressions/breaths)?
5/1
173
28.8
15/2
131
21.8
30/2
69
11.5
Other
227
37.8
Which of the following areas must chest compression be applied on?
An upper part of the chest
110
18.3
Middle of the chest
333
55.5
A lower part of the chest
83
13.8
Other
74
12.3
What must be the rate of the chest compression?
At least 150 times per minute
22
3.7
At least 100 times per minute
71
11.8
At least 50 times per minute
162
27.0
I don’t know
345
57.5
How much force must be applied during chest compression?
Enough that the rib cage moves down 1 cm to 2 cm
203
33.8
Moderate force, such that the rib cage moves down 5 to 6 cm
267
44.5
High force, such that the rib cage moves down 6 cm to 10 cm
42
7.0
As much force as possible
88
14.7
What do you know about the device defined as a defibrillator that is used during the chest compression when necessary?
I have never heard of it
75
12.5
I have heard of it before but not seen it
96
16
It is a device supporting respiration
55
9.2
It is a device used to restart a heart that has stopped working
428
71.3
Do you have any idea about where an ‘automated external defibrillator’ or a ‘pacemaker’ can be found?
