HS Students Mandatory Universal Student Instruction in CPR Appraised Learning- Is the Mandate Working?

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

CPR Education, High School Students

This study will help to provide better input to state health and education departments to improve the processes for CPR education. This will also help the EP council explore the opportunities to partner with other professional societies and other stake holders that have interest in this topic. Engagement of private-public partnerships for improving overall CPR education.

Schools should incorporate CPR education programs in the schools that will increase the knowledge, skills and awareness among high school children. It is important to note that, CPR training of young children, increases the self confidence, esteem, responsibility and contribution to their community.Moreover, it is clearly shown that, high school children has the required physical strength, maturity and positive attitude towards performing CPR in family members, friends and strangers in the community. Although some studies suggest benefit of periodic retraining, few studies have attempted to collectively identify contributing factors to comprehension.It is an attempt to identify national distribution of training efforts and factors implicated in comprehension among high school students.

United States