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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 |
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| 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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