Table 3 Fears when performing CPR
From: Public attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and performance in Singapore
Fears | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Low level of confidence | 960 (41.1%) |
Fear of unsuccessful outcome | 478 (20.5%) |
Fear of causing rib fractures | 212 (9.1%) |
Fear of acquiring infections | 191 (8.2%) |
Aversion to doing mouth-to-mouth breathing | 178 (7.6%) |
Uncomfortable with doing CPR | 126 (5.4%) |
Legal repercussions of an adverse outcome | 58 (2.5%) |
Does not want to resuscitate opposite gender | 42 (1.8%) |
Other fears | 90 (3.9%) |
Total | 2335 |