Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; use, training and self-confidence in skills. A self-report study among hospital personnel | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine BioMed Central Original research Cardiopulmonary resuscitation use training and self-confidence in skills. A self-report study among hospital personnel Laila A Hopstock Address Institute of Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Tromso N-9037 Tromso Norway Email Laila A Hopstock - Open Access Published 16 December 2008 Received 3 October 2008 _ _J . Accepted 16 December 2008 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2008 16 18 doi I757-7241-16-18 This article is available from http content 16 1Z18 2008 Hopstock licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Immediate start of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR and early defibrillation have been highlighted as crucial for survival from cardiac arrest but despite new knowledge new technology and massive personnel training the survival rates from in-hospital cardiac arrest are still low. National guidelines recommend regular intervals of CPR training to make all hospital personnel able to perform basic CPR till advanced care is available. This study investigates CPR training resuscitation experience and self-confidence in skills among hospital personnel outside critical care areas. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed at three Norwegian hospitals. Data on CPR training and CPR use were collected by self-reports from 361 hospital personnel. Results A total of 89 reported training in CPR but only I I had updated their skills in accordance with the time interval recommended by national guidelines. Real resuscitation experience was reported by one third of the
