A recent study revealed that up to 10,000 people in Germany can be saved annually if first aid is presented quickly in cases of heart attack.
The study, conducted by the German Automobile Club in Munich, showed that only 11% of people with a heart attack outside hospitals usually survive, but simple procedures can change this percentage significantly, according to the authors of the study seen by the German News Agency.
The study recommended concrete measures, such as obliging schools to train students to first aid cardiac resuscitation, motivate adults to attend regular training courses, and obligate emergency centers to provide telephone support for emergency resuscitation cases, in addition to creating a national record for fibrile removal sites, and developing applications through which the closest qualified paramedics can be summoned to the site, and enhance the role of Volunteers in providing emergency support.
The study showed a lack of confidence in many to provide aid cardiovascular resuscitation if someone was exposed to a sudden collapse.
It should be noted that if the recovery aid is late for more than 4 minutes, the risk of brain damage increases quickly, while emergency services on average reaches the site after 7 minutes, and takes longer in rural areas, according to the study.
The study indicates that about 75% of the population in Germany lacks a recent knowledge of recovery skills. Also, 37% of them do not feel sufficient to provide emergency assistance, while 3 quarters of the population feels insecure when using a fibrile removal device.
In Germany, about 136,000 people have a sudden heart attack annually; Last year, a first aid was conducted for about 70,000 cases outside the hospitals, which means that the possibility of the need for help is not minimal. 9% of the general public reported that they conducted a cardiac -pulmonary resuscitation at least once in their lives.