Alquwaiay Fahad Khalid, Alshammari Fayez Ammar, Alshammari Mohammed Saqer, Alquwaiay Dhari Abdulkarim, Alabdali Naif Abdulmohsen Naif, Elkandow Ali E M, Ahmed Hussain Gadelkarim
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hai'l, Saudi Arabia.
J Educ Health Promot. 2018 Dec 28;7:167. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_169_18. eCollection 2018.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure performed in an emergency when the heart stops. Early initiation of CPR can save many lives. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the level of awareness toward CPR in a community-based study in Northern Saudi Arabia.
This is a cross-sectional survey conducted in the city of Hail, Northern Saudi Arabia. Data about CPR were obtained from 442 Saudi volunteers living in the city of Hail.
A family history of ischemic heart disease was indicated in 148/442 (33.5%) of the participants. On asking the participants whether they have previous information about CPR, about 258/442 (58.4%) persons indicated "Yes," 118/442 (26.6%) replied "May be," and the remaining 66/442 (15%) replied "No."
The study showed a high level of awareness about CPR, which might be attributed to the majority of highly educated participants. Effective and sustainable public CPR training programs are needed to be implemented to preserve better knowledge and awareness of CPR in the general population.
心肺复苏术（CPR）是在心脏骤停的紧急情况下实施的一种操作。尽早开始心肺复苏术可以挽救许多生命。因此，本研究的目的是在沙特阿拉伯北部的一项基于社区的研究中评估对心肺复苏术的认知水平。
这是在沙特阿拉伯北部海勒市进行的一项横断面调查。关于心肺复苏术的数据来自居住在海勒市的442名沙特志愿者。
148/442（33.5%）的参与者有缺血性心脏病家族史。当询问参与者是否以前了解心肺复苏术时，约258/442（58.4%）的人回答“是”，118/442（26.6%）回答“可能了解”，其余66/442（15%）回答“不了解”。
该研究表明对心肺复苏术有较高的认知水平，这可能归因于大多数参与者受教育程度较高。需要实施有效且可持续的公众心肺复苏术培训项目，以在普通人群中更好地保持对心肺复苏术的知识和认知。
