Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in spanish schools: when first link is not well recognized

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Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. OnBehalf Cardiopulmonar resuscitation working group of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Background First aid teaching is mandatory in Spanish schools, but there is a variability in how training is performed within different regions of the country. We aimed to study the degree of implementation of school cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in Spain. Methods A nationwide cross-sectional survey was carried out from February to December 2019. A self-administered questionnaire was carried out aimed at school children. The association between school children characteristics (sex, age and previous CPR education training) and CPR knowledge was evaluated. Results A total of 5892 valid school children surveys were collected. Regarding to school children, mean age was 14.67 years and 36,2% of them had received CPR training, with similar distribution by sex and with an increase in higher courses (28.7% <13 years, 33.9% 13-16 years, 54.9% >16 years; p = 0.002). At older all CPR knowledge improves, except the telephone emergency number. Comparing school children who had or not received previous CPR training, there was no difference in correctly identifying the emergency telephone number (p = 0.169) or OHCA (p = 0.05), but school children (32.4% vs 29%, p = 0.005) who have not received the training better recognize the telephone number. Conclusions the implementation of CPR training programs is insufficient in spanish schools and they also do not work to remember the emergency number. Urgent action is required to improve the first link of the survival-chain by disseminating the emergency telephone number. Table 1 – Students surveys main results VariablesN%Autonomous communities responsesCastile la ManchaValenciaAndalucíaCastile LeonExtremaduraCataloniaAragonMadridNavarraCanary Islands5321364181382335747612630.93.60.10.71.464.96.10.80.121.4Mean age (years)14.67 (± SD 1.92)Age distribution< 13 years13 - 16 years> 16 years830416484314.271.414.4Female292750.1CA knowledge Emergengy number061 or 112Hospital or police numberOther o unkown CPR identificationUnconsciousUnconscious not breathingUnconscious not breathing, no pulseOthers183637936754522472274818831.26.462.47.742.246.93.2CPR experienceWitnessing CA5048.6CPR teachingHearing about CACPR trainingHearing about AED Closest AED knowledge408621074077204869.636.270.135.3