Wagener Madison A, Diamond Alex B, Karpinos Ashley Rowatt
Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.
J Community Health. 2017 Aug;42(4):716-723. doi: 10.1007/s10900-016-0308-1.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in youth athletes. Survival from out- of-hospital SCA depends on prompt initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). This study evaluated parental knowledge, experience, and attitudes related to cardiovascular screening, SCA, and CPR/AED use in youth athletes and made comparisons between parents who are employed in healthcare and parents who are not employed in healthcare. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, experiences, and attitudes of 91 parents of youth athletes who attended a community-based cardiovascular screening event. Although cardiovascular screening can reduce the risk of SCA, we found that 36% of parents incorrectly thought cardiovascular screening could prevent SCA and there was no difference in knowledge between the two groups of parents. This initial evaluation of parental knowledge of cardiovascular screening issues in youth athletes should guide educational efforts to prevent and respond to SCA in youth athletes.
心脏骤停（SCA）是青年运动员死亡的主要原因。院外心脏骤停的存活取决于心肺复苏（CPR）的及时启动和自动体外除颤器（AED）的使用。本研究评估了家长关于青年运动员心血管筛查、心脏骤停以及心肺复苏/自动体外除颤器使用的知识、经验和态度，并对从事医疗保健工作的家长和未从事医疗保健工作的家长进行了比较。我们进行了一项横断面调查，以评估参加社区心血管筛查活动的91名青年运动员家长的知识、经验和态度。尽管心血管筛查可以降低心脏骤停的风险，但我们发现36%的家长错误地认为心血管筛查可以预防心脏骤停，两组家长在知识方面没有差异。对青年运动员家长心血管筛查问题知识的这一初步评估应指导预防和应对青年运动员心脏骤停的教育工作。
