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Table 4 Practical application of CPR

From: Awareness and knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among the general public in West-Bank in Palestine

Characteristic

N

Do not received training (n %)

Received training (n %)

p-value

Training of CPR

    

What is the proper rate of cardiac massage artificial ventilation during cardiac massage?

555

  

< 0.001

1:5

 

22 (6.8%)

22 (9.5%)

 

2:15

 

47 (15%)

42 (18%)

 

2:30

 

32 (9.9%)

130 (56%)

 

Other

 

17 (5.3%)

8 (3.4%)

 

I don’t know

 

205 (63%)

30 (13%)

 

Which area must cardiac massage be applied on?

555

  

< 0.001

Upper part of the chest

 

58 (18%)

39 (17%)

 

Middle of the chest

 

150 (46%)

155 (67%)

 

Lower part of the chest

 

9 (2.8%)

22 (9.5%)

 

Other

 

7 (2.2%)

8 (3.4%)

 

I don’t know

 

99 (31%)

8 (3.4%)

 

What must be the rate of the cardiac massage?

555

  

< 0.001

At least 50 times per minute

 

50 (15%)

53 (23%)

 

At least 100 times per minute

 

66 (20%)

115 (50%)

 

At least 150 times per minute

 

21 (6.5%)

28 (12%)

 

I don’t know

 

186 (58%)

36 (16%)

 

How much force must be applied during heart massage?

510

  

< 0.001

Enough that the rib cage moves down 1 to 2 cm

 

37 (12%)

32 (15%)

 

Moderate force such that the rib cage moves down 5 to 6 cm

 

93 (31%)

125 (60%)

 

High force such that the rib cage moves down 6 to 10 cm

 

22 (7.3%)

27 (13%)

 

I don’t know

 

151 (50%)

23 (11%)

 

Unknown

20

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