2022 Volume 31 Pages 211-218
The purpose of this study was to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education for 5th and 6th grade students to clarify their self-evaluation of basic life support (BLS) before and after the training, the changes in their thoughts on saving a life, and how they felt after the training. A total of 225 5th and 6th grade students were surveyed. The implementation of CPR education improved “self-evaluation of BLS techniques” and “the desire to save lives.” Among the participants, those who had received CPR education in the past had higher “self-evaluation of BLS techniques” and more “thoughts about saving a life” before the implementation of the training than those who had not received CPR education, but the differences between these two groups became smaller post the implementation. The participants’ willingness to learn CPR was high both before and after the education. Furthermore, their impressions after the education revealed that they were “excited about saving lives” and “more motivated to practice CPR,” but they also showed “sense of difficulty with practical skills” and “anxiety about practicing CPR.”
