ERIC Number: EJ1455398
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
EISSN: EISSN-1746-1561
Is Anyone Ready to Save a Life? An Examination of Cardiac Emergency Preparedness in Schools
Journal of School Health, v94 n12 p1111-1118 2024
Background: This study explored the cardiac emergency preparedness of school employees in Illinois, as well as their attitudes toward cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training. Methods: One thousand two hundred seventy-six school employees completed an online survey regarding their school's cardiac emergency preparedness, as well as their access to CPR/AED training, confidence and willingness to perform CPR/AED, and attitudes toward CPR policies and mandates. Results: In total, results from 1273 school employees were analyzed. School employees in Illinois are not prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency, but desire training, plans, and drills. Demographic analyses revealed statistically significant differences in cardiac emergency preparedness between individuals of different personal and school characteristics. Conclusions: School employees in Illinois are not prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. To increase preparedness for cardiac emergencies at school, schools should implement CPR/AED training for all employees, cardiac emergency response plans, and cardiac emergency response drills. Implications for School Health Policy, Practice, and Equity: Policies should be implemented at the state and local level to support cardiac emergency preparedness in schools, including mandated CPR/AED training for all school employees, cardiac emergency response plans for every building, and required cardiac emergency response drills.
Descriptors: First Aid, Heart Disorders, School Personnel, Emergency Programs, Drills (Practice), Faculty Development, Surveys, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, School Policy, State Policy, School Districts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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