US Edition"Unfounded" Fear of Mistakes Prevent People From Signing up as Citizen First Responders
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If a volunteer comes to help in the event of a cardiac arrest, they usually arrive 2.5 minutes faster than the ambulance.
"Unfounded" fear of mistakes prevent people from signing up as citizen first responders
The fear of making a mistake during resuscitation appears to be the biggest barrier for people to sign up to be citizen first responders, according to research commissioned by the Dutch Heart Foundation. That fear is unfounded, the foundation said. Citizen first responders are people certified in CPR who, after receiving a call from a national network, can immediately go provide first aid to a nearby victim.
Fear of making mistakes and misunderstandings about availability prevent many Dutch people from registering as citizen responders. This is evident from research commissioned by the Dutch Heart Foundation among 4,100 Dutch people aged 18 and older. Although one in four Dutch people has a CPR certificate, only 5 percent actually register as citizen responders. The fear is high: 62 percent of respondents fear that a victim could die due to a mistak…
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