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Swedish public CPR willingness and AED awareness

Willingness to act in a cardiac arrest and awareness of automated external defibrillators: a survey of the Swedish population
Resuscitation Plus · Added 7 August 2026

Population-based survey found 80% of Swedish adults willing to perform CPR on a stranger, with recent training increasing confidence and awareness, but only 20% know where their nearest AED is located at home.

Study type

Cross-sectional

Design

Population-based cross-sectional survey of a Swedish online panel

Participants

1026 adults aged 18–84 years

Main finding

80% would act if a stranger had a cardiac arrest; ~half felt confident using an AED; 50% knew the nearest AED at work but only ~20% at home; recent CPR training was associated with greater willingness to act

Caveat

Survey of a single country's population; self-reported willingness may not reflect actual behaviour

Bottom line

Context only

Learning goal

Understand the barriers that stop bystanders starting CPR and using public AEDs in Australian communities.

More

• Topic: Cardiac arrest
• Daily scan: 7 August 2026

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