Mahmoud J Almalki
General Dentist, Ministry of Health, Qurayyat, Al-Jouf, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Knowledge and Attitudes towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among Parents in Abha, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): M Zakirulla*, Razan M Faden, Abdulrahman S Al Hadhir, Aedh H Alqahtani, Rushdiyah H Abu-Hawi, Atheer M Asiri, Norah Ali Alqahtani, Roaa Ali Alqahtani, Osama Y Alfaifi, Abdulrahman H Al-Salem, Mahmoud J Almalki, Hussain S Al-Zabin, Dareen A Alshehri, Shomokh A Abu Msmar and Abdulrahman M Otudi
Background: Sudden cardiac arrest is really a leading public health problem on earth. Early identification of cardiac arrest within an unconscious patient, early service of emergency medical services, earlier cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and early defibrillation certainly are important actions for the treatment of cardiac arrest having an improved survival rate. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among the parents of children who attended our Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University Abha, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on the sample size of 250 parents (mother or father) to estimate the level of knowledge and attitude towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in College of Dentistry King Khalid University. A self-administered questio.. Read More»