Analysis Quality and Content of CPR Information in One Korean Portal Site

Park, Kunwoo; Park, Song Yi; Park, Kyung Hye; Park, Ha Young; Kim, Tae Hoon

J Korean Soc Emerg Med > Volume 28(2); 2017 > Article

Original Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2017;28(2): 151-158.

국내 유명 포털 사이트의 심폐소생술 관련 정보의 내용과 질 분석

박건우¹, 박송이², 박경혜³, 박하영¹, 김태훈⁴

¹인제대학교 해운대백병원 응급의학과
²동아대학교 의과대학 응급의학교실
³연세대학교 원주의과대학 의학교육학교실
⁴동남권원자력의학원 응급의학과

Analysis Quality and Content of CPR Information in One Korean Portal Site

Kunwoo Park¹, Song Yi Park², Kyung Hye Park³, Ha Young Park¹, Tae Hoon Kim⁴

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital Busan, Korea
²Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
³Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea

Correspondence

Song Yi Park ,Tel: 051-240-5590, Fax: 051-240-5309, Email: capesongnew@gmail.com,

Received: August 26, 2016; Revised: August 30, 2016 Accepted: October 23, 2016. Published online: April 30, 2017.

ABSTRACT

Purpose:
To evaluate the types of questions and the quality of Internet information regarding basic life support (BLS) in the general public.
Method:
We identified the questions and answers by entering the following keywords into the famous Korean search engine, Naver, in the year 2015: ‘Basic life support’, ‘chest compression’, ‘rescue breath’, ‘defibrillation’, ‘cardiac arrest’, and ‘airway obstruction’. A total of 269 cases were identified. We classified the questions into one of 17 subgroups. The accuracy of answers was analyzed based on the contents of the 2010 American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines. The reliability of the answers was analyzed by the health on the net foundation code of conduct (authoritative, attribution, transparency).
Results:
The most frequently asked question was about ‘when do I perform BLS?’. The second is ‘chest compression technique’, and third is ‘how to do BLS’. In assessing the accuracy of answers, 196 answers (72.9%) were determined to be correct. However, the reliability of answers was relatively low, except author’s transparency (80.7%); authoritative is 49.4% and attribution is only 16.4%.
Conclusion:
The most common question for the general public was when to perform BLS. Other questions were ‘how to perform BLS’ or questions regarding chest compression techniques as well as issues regarding female patient and legal problem. This result can be used to educate the public on BLS. According to our results, the accuracy of the information regarding BLS is moderate, but reliability is not acceptable. The quality of BLS information on the Internet should be managed at an expert level.

Key words: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Internet, Republic of Korea