Table 3 Reasons for not being willing to perform chest compressions, mouth-to-mouth ventilations and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Reasons for not being willing to… | …provide chest compressions | …provide mouth-to-mouth ventilations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
p-value | 0.82 | 0.41 | ||
2008 (N = 114) | 2009 (N = 89) | 2008 (N = 94) | 2009 (N = 90) | |
Don’t know how to | 62 (54) | 43 (48) | 41 (44) | 32 (35) |
Afraid of doing harm | 29 (25) | 21 (24) | 10 (11) | 15 (17) |
Don’t think it helps | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) |
Don’t want to touch stranger | - | - | 9 (10) | 5 (5) |
Afraid of transmittable diseases | - | - | 5 (5) | 4 (4) |
Other | 21 (18) | 22 (25) | 23 (24) | 28 (31) |
Don’t know | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) |