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 (players, coaches, staff, volunteers)of 278 eligible clubs recruited
- Participants
- 116 clubs
Methodological detailsnon-randomized, Clubs contracted to train 70% of players/coaches/staff/volunteers in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with automated external defibrillator (AED) each year, place AED outdoors in heated cabinets and register it in the national AED registry
- Non-randomized
- Clubs contracted to train 70% of players/coaches/staff/volunteers in CPR with AED each year, place AED outdoors in heated cabinets and register it in the national AED registry
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Recruitment, CPR training and AED placement/registration · 2020 to 2023
- Clubs recruited (of 278 eligible)
- 116 (42%)
- Football players completing CPR training
- 5440
- Coaches/staff/volunteers completing CPR training
- 987
- Clubs completing CPR training sessions
- 60 (52%)
- Clubs repeating CPR training
- 20 (17%)
- AEDs provided
- 112
- Heated cabinets provided
- 116
- AED outdoors in heated cabinet and correctly registered, by deadline
- 68/116 (59%)
- AED outdoors but registration not completed correctly
- 27/116 (23%)
- AED kept locked indoors
- 13/116 (11%)
- Failed to register AED
- 8/116 (7%)
Further findings
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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