Evaluation of the Adequacy of Youtube Videos in Approach to Cardiac Arrest in Pregnant Women

Objective: Pregnant mortality is one of the important health indicators in the country. In the event of cardiovascular arrest, the necessary interventions should be performed in accordance with the guidelines to increase the chances of survival of both the mother and the fetus. The American Heart Association’s (AHA) constantly updated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines guide us in this regard. YouTube is a frequently used video sharing website for obtaining information in the field of health as well as in many other fields. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of YouTube videos in terms of information content in the approach to pregnant patients experiencing cardiac arrest.
Material and Methods: On February 13, 2024, the terms “cardiopulmonary arrest in a pregnant patient” and “basic life support” were entered into the YouTube search bar. The AHA CPR guideline recommendations for pregnant arrest were used as references. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Video Power Index, Global Quality Score (GQS), Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN), and like rate were used as review criteria.
Results: A total of 87 videos published in English on YouTube about pregnant arrest were analyzed. Among the videos included in the analysis, 17 videos (45.9%) had a JAMA Score of 3 and GQS Score of 3 12 videos (32.4%) had. AHA CPR guidelines were analyzed.
Conclusion: Intervention for pregnant cardiac arrest patients and education on this subject have an important place. As a result of this study, it was concluded that there is not enough information available on YouTube regarding pregnant CPR training. We recommend that videos on pregnant CPR training posted on YouTube be reviewed and supervised by specialized healthcare professionals in accordance with current guidelines.

Keywords: Pregnant patient, basic life support, YouTube videos, resuscitation guidelines