Citizen cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and use in a metropolitan area: the Minnesota Heart Survey.
To assess the prevalence and utility of citizen cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, a systematic population-based sample of Minneapolis-St. Paul area adults, age 25-74 years, was interviewed in 1980-81. Twenty-three per cent were CPR trained. Of these, 13 percent have encountered out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and 38 per cent reported using their skills in such an emergency. Most of those performing out-of-hospital CPR (59 per cent) were health professionals. Only 19 per cent of trainees have maintained their certification by retraining within one year.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002568:Certification; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education*