[정의] Sudden cardiac arrest: status of severely impaired or ceased activity of the heart
          Rate of bystander CPR: a proportion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by a layperson, and not by paramedics or 
                                          medical personnels on duty at the moment

심폐소생술의 일반인 시행률은 매년 증가 추세로, 2008년 1.9%에서 2017년 21.0%로 19.1%p 증가하였으며, 이는 9년 전에 비해 약 11배 증가한 수치임. 일반인 심폐소생술 시행에 따른 생존율도 2008년 8.9%에서 2017년 16.5%로 7.6%p 증가하였음(그림 A).

In Korea, the rate of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had been improved, with an increase of 19.1 percentage points (%p), from 1.9% in 2008 to 21.0% in 2017, which was 11 times higher than that in 2008. Accordingly, the rate of survival with layperson-performed CRP also grew by 7.6%p, from 8.9% in 2008 to 16.5% in 2017.



Source: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survey, http://www.cdc.go.kr/CDC/notice/CdcKrInfo0210.jsp?menuIds=HOME006-MNU2804-MNU2970&fid=10704&q_type=&q_value=&cid=142010&pageNum=

Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention