Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge among urban and rural residents in Tiaocheng area of Hebei Province / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

A total of 11 200 subjects from urban and rural areas of Taocheng of Hebei Province were surveyed for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge with self-made questionnaire. Our results showed that of the 11200 participants, there were 3708 subjects (33.11%) knew CPR; 6105 subjects (54.51%) knew but couldnt put it into practice; and 1387 subjects (12.38%) didn't know CPR. There was a significant difference in CPR awareness rate among people with different education level and profession (P <0.01). Awareness of emergency treatment and therapeutic technique was proved to be low among urban and rural residents, especially those living at poor-educated small towns. We suggest that more attention should be paid to increased awareness of CPR and its technique to improve to outcome of the treatment.