Witnessed Cardiac Arrest by Nigerian Health Workers; Improving the Outcomes

Aim: To assess the involvement of health workers in Cross River State, Nigeria with CPR during witnessed sudden cardiac arrest and the resources available to them for intervention. Settings and Design: The study was carried out in Cross River State, Southern Nigeria which has an international boundary with Cameroon in the East. It is a descriptive, Cross sectional study among health workers. Methods and Material: Consenting health workers belonging to the various categories who met the eligibility criteria were selected using the non-probability method. They included; Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses, Laboratory scientists, Physiotherapists, Optometrists, Radiographers and Anaesthetic Technicians. Those who declined to complete the questionnaire were excluded.