title: [Knowledge and attitudes of citizens in the Basque Country (Spain) towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillators].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the training, ability and attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic defibrillators among the population of the Basque Country (Spain).
  
  
  METHODS
  A face-to-face survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Capital cities of the Basque Country.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 605 people between 15-64 years of age were randomly selected.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information about the knowledge, perceptions and self-perceived ability to identify and assist cardiopulmonary arrest was requested.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 56.4% of the responders were women, 61.8% were occupationally active, and 48.3% had higher education. Thirty-seven percent of the responders claimed to be trained in resuscitation techniques, but only 20.2% considered themselves able to apply such techniques. Public servants were almost 4 times more likely of being trained in defibrillation compared to the rest of workers (OR 3.7; P<.001), while people with elementary studies or no studies were almost 3 times more likely of not being trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in comparison with the rest (OR 2.7; P=.001). A total of 94.7% of the responders considered it "quite or very important" for the general population to be able to apply resuscitation, though 55% considered themselves unable to identify an eye witnessed cardiac arrest, and 40.3% would not recognize a public-access defibrillator.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Citizens of the Basque Country consider the early identification and treatment of cardiorespiratory arrest victims to be important, though their knowledge in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation is limited.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería I, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España; Servicio de Urgencias Generales, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Vizcaya, España. Electronic address: sendoa.ballesteros@ehu.eus.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ballesteros-Peña
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería I, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández-Aedo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería I, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pérez-Urdiales
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería I, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: García-Azpiazu
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería I, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Universidad del País Vasco, Leioa, Vizcaya, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unanue-Arza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D047548:Defibrillators; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Conocimientos, actitudes y práctica en salud; Defibrillators; Desfibriladores; Health knowledge, attitudes and practice; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Paro cardíaco extrahospitalario; Resucitación cardiopulmonar