Readiness of Hong Kong secondary school teachers for teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools: A questionnaire survey

Readiness of Hong Kong secondary school teachers for teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools: A questionnaire survey

• Fan, Min The University of Hong Kong
• Leung, Ling Pong The University of Hong Kong
• Leung, Reynold The University of Hong Kong
• Hon, Suet The University of Hong Kong
• Fan, Kit Ling The University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 26(3), 174-178, 2019

Sage Publications Ltd.

2019

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GD Science & Technology
• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QD Secondary Education

Preparedness Secondary School Teachers CPR Education Bystander CPR Teacher Attitudes Secondary Schools Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Teaching in School Questionnaire

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

Background: Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation can improve the survival rate of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools by teachers is one of the ways to increase the number of bystanders who can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Nevertheless, there have been no studies on the readiness of teachers in Hong Kong to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation in their schools. Objective: To assess whether secondary school teachers are prepared to teach their students cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Methods: This was a questionnaire survey. Teachers from 22 local secondary schools were recruited. The questionnaires were designed with questions covering their knowledge about cardiopulmonary resuscitation and attitudes towards teaching their students cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A knowledge score and attitude score were calculated. Result: 557 teachers completed the questionnaires. Most had never witnessed a cardiac arrest and over half of them had never been trained cardiopulmonary resuscitation or use of an automated defibrillator. About 25% of them answered all questions on knowledge wrong. Only 25% supported teaching cardiopulmonayr resuscitation in schools and 32% were willing to teach it. Legal liability was a major concern. Conclusion: Local teachers' readiness for teaching students cardiopulmonary resuscitation in secondary schools is likely poor. More efforts are required to raise their knowledge level on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and instill a positive attitude towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation education in schools.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 10249079

• 10.1177/1024907918797532

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2020-03-03