TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Surf lifeguard perceptions and practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
JO  - International journal of aquatic research and education
A1  - Moran, K.
A1  - Webber, J.
SP  - 24
EP  - 34
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
N2  - While the importance of lifeguards in providing immediate and effective basic life support (BLS) in drowning has been well reported, not a lot is known about how lifeguards perceive the relative value of CPR as a lifeguard skill, their training in it, and the likelihood of resuscitation being successful. A self-complete questionnaire was done by 252 volunteer surf lifeguards at 16 surf beaches in the Greater Auckland NZ region. <br><br>RESULTS show that most lifeguards (65%) had received training in the 3 months before the survey, 83% were willing to perform CPR, few (9%) had used CPR in an emergency, and many had a realistic expectation of the likelihood of CPR being successful. Recall of CPR compression rates (86%) was very good but initial steps at an emergency scene were less accurately recalled. Ways to address the misconceptions reported in the survey through enhanced training programs are discussed. © 2012 Human Kinetics, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-9997
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.06.01.05
ID  - ref1
ER  -