Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.
Resuscitation. 2011 Aug;82(8):1053-9. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.03.033. Epub 2011 Apr 13.
Early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential for survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Young people are potentially important bystander CPR providers, as basic life support (BLS) training can be distributed widely as part of the school curriculum.
Questionnaires were distributed to nine secondary schools in North Norway, and 376 respondents (age 16-19 years) were included. The completed questionnaires were statistically analysed to assess CPR knowledge and attitude to performing bystander CPR.
Theoretical knowledge of handling an apparently unresponsive adult person was high, and 90% knew the national medical emergency telephone number (113). The majority (83%) was willing to perform bystander CPR in a given situation with cardiac arrest. However, when presented with realistic hypothetical cardiac arrest scenarios, the option to provide full BLS was less frequently chosen, to e.g. a family member (74%), a child (67%) or an intravenous drug user (18%). Students with BLS training in school and self-reported confidence in their own BLS skills reported stronger willingness to perform BLS. 8% had personally witnessed a cardiac arrest, and among these 16% had performed full BLS. Most students (86%) supported mandatory BLS training in school, and three out of four wanted to receive additional training.
Young Norwegians are motivated to perform bystander CPR, but barriers are still seen when more detailed cardiac arrest scenarios are presented. By providing students with good quality BLS training in school, the upcoming generation in Norway may strengthen the first part of the chain of survival in OHCA.
院外心脏骤停（OHCA）患者的生存关键在于早期旁观者心肺复苏（CPR）。年轻人可能是重要的旁观者 CPR 提供者，因为基础生命支持（BLS）培训可以作为学校课程的一部分广泛开展。
在挪威北部的 9 所中学发放问卷，共纳入 376 名 16-19 岁的应答者。对完成的问卷进行统计学分析，以评估 CPR 知识和实施旁观者 CPR 的态度。
处理貌似无意识的成人患者的理论知识水平较高，90%的人知道国家医疗急救电话号码（113）。大多数（83%）愿意在出现心脏骤停的情况下实施旁观者 CPR。然而，当呈现现实假设的心脏骤停场景时，选择提供完整 BLS 的意愿较低，例如对家庭成员（74%）、儿童（67%）或静脉吸毒者（18%）。在学校接受过 BLS 培训且对自身 BLS 技能有信心的学生报告称更愿意实施 BLS。8%的学生曾亲眼目睹过心脏骤停，其中 16%的学生曾实施过完整的 BLS。大多数学生（86%）支持在学校强制开展 BLS 培训，四分之三的学生希望接受额外的培训。
年轻的挪威人有意愿实施旁观者 CPR，但在呈现更详细的心脏骤停场景时仍存在障碍。通过在学校为学生提供高质量的 BLS 培训，挪威的下一代人可能会加强 OHCA 生存链的第一部分。
