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Tytuł:
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[Teaching basic life support to the general population. Alumni intervention analysis].
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Autorzy:
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Díaz-Castellanos MA; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Santa Ana, Motril, Granada, España.
Fernández-Carmona A; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. Electronic address: .
Díaz-Redondo A; Unidad de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, España.
Cárdenas-Cruz A; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almería, España.
García-del Moral R; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Santa Ana, Motril, Granada, España.
Martín-Lopez J; Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Santa Ana, Motril, Granada, España.
Díaz-Redondo T; Servicio de Oncología, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, España.
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Transliterated Title:
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Enseñando soporte vital básico a la población general. Análisis de las intervenciones de los alumnos.
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Źródło:
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Medicina intensiva [Med Intensiva] 2014 Dec; Vol. 38 (9), pp. 550-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 31.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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Spanish; Castilian
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: <2009-> : Madrid : Elsevier España
Original Publication: Madrid : IDEPSA, International de Ediciones y Publicaciones, S.A.,
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MeSH Terms:
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/*education
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest/*therapy
Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Self Report
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Basic life support; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Efficiency; Eficiencia; Entrenamiento; Impact; Impacto; Intervención; Intervention; Resucitación cardiopulmonar; Soporte vital básico; Training
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20140204 Date Completed: 20170119 Latest Revision: 20170119
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.medin.2013.10.010
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PMID:
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24485533
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the rate at which the alumni of basic life support courses witnessed and intervened in out-of-hospital emergency situations, and to identify the variables characterizing those alumni associated with a greater number of witnessing events and interventions. An analysis of the efficiency of the courses was also carried out.
Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was made.
Setting: A district in the province of Almería (Spain).
Patients: Alumni of a mass basic life support training program targeted to the general population «Plan Salvavidas» conducted between 2003-2009.
Interventions: In 2010 the alumni were administered a telephone survey asking whether they had witnessed an emergency situation since attending the program, with the collection of information related to this emergency situation.
Main Variables of Interest: Rate of out-of-hospital emergencies witnessed by the alumni. Rate of intervention of the alumni in emergency situations. Variables characterizing alumni with a greater likelihood of witnessing an emergency situation.
Results: A total of 3,864 trained alumni were contacted by telephone. Of 1,098 respondents, 63.9% were women, and the mean age was 26.61±10.6 years. Of these alumni, 11.75% had witnessed emergency situations, an average of three years after completing the course. Of these emergencies, 23.3% were identified as cardiac arrest. The alumni intervened in 98% of the possible cases. In 63% of the cases, there was no connection between the alumni and the victim. The majority of the emergency situations occurred in the street and in public spaces. A greater likelihood of witnessing an emergency situation was associated with being a healthcare worker and with being over 18 years of age.
Conclusions: The rate of out-of-hospital emergencies witnessed by these alumni after the course was 11.75%. The level of intervention among the alumni was high. The most efficient target population consisted of healthcare workers.
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