Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Saving lives together in sport: − A pilot study attempting to increase the number and availability of automated external defibrillators and to initiate voluntary training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of automated external defibrillators in Norwegian amateur football clubs
Authors' conclusion
We recruited a satisfactory number of football clubs. Over 6000 players/coaches/staff/volunteers completing CRP training shows promise. Most clubs complied to the message of 24/7/365 availability of AEDs and found registration in the national AED registry uncomplicated.
Study context
- Population
- Norwegian amateur football clubs (football players, coaches, staff and volunteers)football clubs recruited of 278 (42%) eligible
- Participants
- 116 participants
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Recruitment of football clubs
Clubs recruited of 278 eligible
116 of 278
42%
Further findings
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training sessions completed · 2020 to 2023
- Football players completing CPR training
- 5440
- Coaches/staff/volunteers completing CPR training
- 987
- Clubs with completed CPR training sessions
- 60 (52%)
- Clubs that repeated CPR training
- 20 (17%)
Equipment provided
- Automated external defibrillator (AEDs) provided
- 112
- Heated cabinets provided
- 116
AED placement and registration in the national AED registry · By a deadline
- Placed AED outdoors in heated cabinet and registered correctly
- 68/116 (59%)
- Placed AED outdoors but did not complete registration correctly
- 27/116 (23%)
- Kept AED locked indoors
- 13/116 (11%)
- Failed to register AED
- 8/116 (7%)
Insights into barriers (follow-up e-mails)
- Clubs providing insights into barriers
- 20/116, 17%
Original publication
Saving lives together in sport: − A pilot study attempting to increase the number and availability of automated external defibrillators and to initiate voluntary training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of automated external defibrillators in Norwegian amateur football clubs. Resuscitation. Published 14 March 2025. doi:10.
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