Knowledge of and willingness to perform Hands-Only cardiopulmonary resuscitation among college students in Malaysia by Karuthan, Sumitra Ropini, Firdaus, Putri Jasmine Filza, Angampun, Aloha Dee-Afryna George, Chai, Xuan Jia, Sagan, Chris Dom, Ramachandran, Monishak, Perumal, Sharmmathevan, Karuthan, Mahendra, Manikam, Rishya, Chinna, Karuthan

“…In view of this, the basic life support algorithm has been simplified and lay rescuers are encouraged to perform Hands-Only CPR.The objective of this study is to assess knowledge on and willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR among Malaysian college students and to determine the relationship between the two.In an online self-administered survey, college students responded to a questionnaire on demographics, exposure to CPR, knowledge on Hands-Only CPR, and their willingness to perform Hands-Only CPR in 5 different scenarios (family members or relatives, strangers, trauma victims, children, and elderly people).Data for 393 participants were analyzed. …”