PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN KESEHATAN MELALUI EDUKASI RESUSITASI JANTUNG PARU
Authors: Limanan David , Tanzil Elizabeth Katherine , Tenis Erick Giofransisco 
Published: November 2021

Knowledge of proper CPR among the community, especially students, is still low. Improving CPR skills as the first step in handling cardiac arrest so that cardiac arrest deaths can be prevented. Basic knowledge related to correct CPR becomes the basic insight that participants must have, namely regarding techniques in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Based on the above conditions, we conducted CPR education and training. The purpose of this service activity is to increase knowledge and transfer insight to training participants related to CPR according to the right rules. Service activities began with a coordination meeting with the service implementation team, the results of the meeting determined that CPR knowledge and skills education activities were carried out online on September 25, 2021 and before and after education a pretest and post-test were carried out with a Google form containing questions about the respondent's characteristics and basic knowledge. regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The CPR educational outreach activity was held on September 25, 2021 at 8.00-12.00 with a total of 287 participants, consisting of 63 males and 224 females, which could take place as planned and well-organized. The counseling participants followed the counseling well even though the CPR counseling activities were online. Education about CPR is a form of knowledge transfer related to conditions that require CPR handling to extension participants. The result of the average pretest score is 39.56 and the posttest average value is 50.81, so there is an increase in the knowledge of participants who take part in CPR training by 28.43%. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation educational activities are a form of service in the health sector, it is hoped that this activity will be carried out continuously and can be carried out offline and directly practiced on CPR dolls. Education about CPR is a form of knowledge transfer related to conditions that require CPR handling.Pengetahuan RJP dengan tepat dikalangan masyarakat khususnya mahasiswa masih rendah. Peningkatan ketrampilan RJP sebagai langkah awal penanganan henti jantung sehingga kematian henti jantung dapat dicegah. Pengetahuan dasar terkait RJP yang benar menjadi wawasan  dasar yang harus dimiliki peserta yaitu mengenai teknik dalam memberikan resusitasi jantung paru. Berdasarkan kondisi diatas maka kami melakukan edukasi serta pelatihan  RJP. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini menambah pengetahuan serta mentransfer wawasan ke peserta pelatihan terkait RJP sesuai aturan yang tepat. Kegiatan pengabdian dimulai dengan rapat koordinasi dengan tim pelaksana pengabgdian, hasil rapat ditetapkan kegiatan edukasi pengetahuan dan ketrampilan RJP dilakukan secara daring pada tanggal 25 September 2021 dan sebelum dan sesudah edukasi dilakukan pretest dan post-test dengan Googe form yang berisi pertanyaan karekteristik responden dan pengetahuan dasar mengenai resusitasi jantung paru. Kegiatan penyuluhan edukasi RJP dilaksanakan tanggal 25 September 2021 pukul 8.00-12.00 dengan total peserta kegiatan sebanyak 287 peserta, terdiri dari 63 laki-laki dan 224 perempuan dapat berlangsung sesuai rencana dan diselenggarakan dengan baik. Peserta penyluhan mengikuti penyuluhan dengan baik walaupun kegiatan penyluhan RJP secara daring. Edukasi tentang RJP merupakan salah satu bentuk transfer pengetahuan terkait kondisi yang memerlukan penanganan RJP ke peserta penyuluhan. Hasil nilai rata-rata prestest sebesar 39.56 dan nilai rata-rata posttest adalah 50.81, maka terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan peserta yang mengikuti pelatihan RJP sebesar 28,43%. Kegiatan edukasi Resusitasi Jantung Paru merupakan bentuk pengabdian di bidang kesehatan diharapkan kegiatan ini dilakukan berkelanjutan serta dapat dilakukan secara luring dan langsung dipraktekkan ke boneka RJP. Edukasi tentang RJP merupakan salah satu bentuk transfer pengetahuan terkait kondisi yang memerlukan penanganan RJP.