Paper Title
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND SELF-EFFICACY OF CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THAILAND

Abstract
Abstract - Majority of cardiac arrest occur outside of hospitals. A faster response time to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is shown to significantly improve survival and prognosis. In Thailand, only 16.00% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients receive bystander CPR. The samples comprised 30 high school students in Sakon Nakhon, a north-east province in Thailand to study their knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy of CPR. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentages, averages and standard deviations. The samples consisted of females (90.00%) had resuscitation training experience (43.30%) and 46.20% of the participants had received resuscitation training within the past year. A test to measure knowledge of CPR in high school students found that most of the participants answered incorrectly on questions: “The importance of chest compressions” (86.67%), “Which of the following is related to the emergency medical service system?” (90.00%) and “During CPR when the AED leader arrives What is the first step in starting to use an AED?” (93.30%). Attitudes and self-efficacy in resuscitation among high school students were moderately rated. The research suggests that incorporating resuscitation training programs into the curriculum is essential for enhancing students' knowledge, skills and self-efficacy of abilities. Keywords - Basic Life Support, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), High School Students