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Table 3 Identification of cardiac arrest

From: Evaluation of public awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards basic life support: a cross-sectional study

Finding

Received training n (%)

Did not receive training n (%)

Total n (%)

P value

Consciousness Evaluation

 No response when calleda

47 (15.7)

84 (28)

131 (43.7)

.015

 No response when toucheda

32 (10.7)

78 (26)

110 (36.7)

NS

 No movementa

32 (10.7)

64 (21.3)

96 (32.0)

NS

 Those who knew the 3 findings correctly

18 (6.0)

16 (5.3)

34 (11.3)

0.04

 Those who knew 2 of the findings correctly

21 (7.0)

31 (10.3)

52 (17.3)

.036

 Those who knew one of the findings correctly

78 (26.0)

181 (60.3)

259 (86.3)

NS

Respiratory Evaluation

 No respiratory movementa

36 (12.0)

94 (31.3)

130 (43.3)

NS

 No respiratory sounda

31 (10.3)

63 (21.0)

94 (31.3)

NS

 No air coming out from the moutha

29 (9.7)

70 (23.3)

99 (33)

NS

 No steam coming up in front of the mouth of the victimb

13 (4.3)

55 (18.3)

68 (22.7)

.027

 Those who knew the 3 findings correctly

11 (3.7)

23 (7.7)

34 (11.3)

NS

 Those who knew 2 of the findings correctly

13 (4.3)

43 (14.3)

56 (18.7)

NS

 Those who knew one of the findings correctly

72 (24.0)

161 (53.7)

233 (77.7)

NS

Circulation Evaluation

 Lack of circulation signsa

25 (8.3)

73 (24.3)

98 (32.7)

NS

 Not feeling a pulse in the vessels of the necka

50 (16.7)

92 (30.7)

142 (47.3) (47.3).017

.017

 Not feeling a pulse in the vessels of the arma

91 (30.3)

28 (9.3)

119 (39.7)

NS

 Those who knew the 3 findings correctly

4 (1.3)

13 (4.3)

17 (5.7)

NS

 Those who knew 2 of the findings correctly

13 (4.3)

32 (10.7)

45 (15)

NS

 Those who knew one of the findings correctly

86 (28.7)

211 (70.3)

297 (99.0)

NS

  1. aTrue reply, NS: Not significant
  2. bFalse reply