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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2012;23(4): 479-485.
Knowledge and Ability Toward CPR in Metropolitan Dental Hygienists
Hie Jin Noh, Sung Suk Bae
1Department of Dental Hygiene, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Korea.
2Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanseo University, Seosan, Korea. ssbae@hanseo.ac.kr
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ability and level of knowledge among certain dental hygienists in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do.
METHODS:
We surveyed ability and knowledge of CPR among dental hygienists working at dental offices and dental hospitals located in Soul and Gyeonggi-do from September 18, 2010 to October 16, 2010. Data acquired from dental hygienists who had completed the questionnaire that we designed were used in the analysis. Uni- and bi-variate analysis and Chi-square test were performed using SAS 9.2.
RESULTS:
According to our findings, among respondents, approximately 14.29% of dental hygienists had a CPR license. Their CPR licenses are affected by working period, job position, and level of education (p<.05). Factors including working period, type of CPR license, and CPR license renewal were indicators of CPR knowledge level (p<.05). Significant differences were observed among dental hygienists with regard to subjective CPR abilities, which is dependent on obtaining a CPR license, CPR knowledge level, and education channel for CPR (p<.05).
CONCLUSION:
CPR ability and knowledge level among dental hygienists were not sufficient to save emergency people in the dental clinic. In order to save emergency patients patients, implementation of a CPR education and renewal program for dental hygienists is recommended.
Key words: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Dental hygienist, Resuscitation
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