Objective The aim was to understand the current status of college students' cognition of sudden cardiac death(SCD) and rescue measures, and to further provide theoretical basis for health education and promotion of SCD.
Methods The snowball sampling method was used to conduct an online questionnaire survey among undergraduates in Jinan University. The collected survey data were described and analyzed statistically.
Results A total of 777 effective questionnaires were obtained. Among these subjects, 630 were non-medical students, accounting for 81.1% and 147 were medical majors, accounting for 18.9%. The total awareness rate of SCD was only 28.8%. There was no significant difference of both the cognitive level of SCD and CPR among students with different genders(P > 0.05);The cognitive level of SCD of medical undergraduates was higher than that of non-medical students(P < 0.05), and the senior students were more familiar with SCD than that of the undergraduates at lower grade(P < 0.01). Only 227 students(29.2%) could correctly recognize the best time of cardiac sudden death rescue "golden 4 minutes"; 421 students(54.1%) thought CPR was an effective first aid for SCD treatment, and 501(64.5%) said they were willing to participate in CPR related training. The knowledge rate of CPR was higher among medical students than that of non-medical students(P < 0.01); 199(25.6%) have not heard of automatic external defibrillator(AED), only 51(6.6%) have seen and will use AED; 643(82.8%) said that AEDs were not seen in public places or relevant indication signs were posted.
Conclusions The undergraduates in Jinan University didn't well master knowledge of sudden cardiac death and first-aid skills. The medical students had a better cognition of sudden cardiac death and first aid than the non-medical students. It is necessary to spread CPR and automated external defibrillators, to strengthen the public awareness of SCD and first aid.
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