Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, in the United States, say the social network Twitter has become a recurring information channel that many people use to inform and be informed about CPR and cardiac arrest.
According to a study published in the journal ' Resuscitation ' , for only a month found 15,234 messages with specific information about resuscitation and cardiac arrest , including personal experiences , questions and topics.
In this case , for the study the researchers created a Twitter search with key terms, such as CPR, defibrillators and sudden death.
Between April and May 2011 , the search ended with 62,163 tweets , of which a total of 15,324 messages contained specific information about cardiac arrest and resuscitation .
Only 7% of the tweets were about specific events of cardiac arrest , as a user saying he had just seen a man being resurrected , or a user who asked for prayers for a sick family member .
About 44 % of the tweets were about to perform resuscitation and use a defibrillator, and included information on the steps to resuscitate a person or requirements that a company must meet if you want to install one of these devices.
The other posts were about education, research and news articles and links to public figures who had suffered a heart attack.
The vast majority of Twitter users send fewer than three tweets on cardiac arrest or cardiopulmonary resuscitation throughout the month . Users who send more messages used to work in the health field.
About 13 % of the tweets were forwarded or " retweeted " by other users, the most popular being related to famous people, such as a user who reported how they used a defibrillator to revive a fan at a concert Lady Gaga.
Some researchers and organizations already use Twitter for public health issues , including tracking influenza A in 2009 or to search for the source of the cholera outbreak in Haiti.
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