Awareness of Adult Basic Life Support among Graduates in a Medical College of Kathmandu

Dixit, Siddharth; Dahal, Sushma; Dixit, Punam Basnet; Lama, Geshu

doi:10.3126/jnspoi.v4i2.34233

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“…In our study, 51.6% of the participants received greater than 50% knowledge scores. This results in line with many studies in which medical students and interns showed adequate knowledge about BLS [14,17]. This result contradicts other research on medical students published in the literature, which revealed marginally lower knowledge levels of only 5% in Egypt, 17% in Pakistan, and 19% in the Netherlands, respectively [4,18,19].…”

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Medical Students' Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward Basic Life Support at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Mousa¹,

Alghafli²,

Alomran³

et al. 2022

Int J Biomed Res Prac

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Background: Life-threatening emergencies can strike anytime, anywhere, and to anyone. The consequences of cardiopulmonary arrest are devastating, and the mortality rate is very high. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is initiated during cardiac arrest and involves breathing and chest compressions to supply immediate blood to the brain. CPR success rates vary depending on the circumstances of cardiopulmonary arrest (in-hospital as opposed to out-of-hospital, witnessed versus unwitnessed, Etc.) and the knowledge and skills of the health care personnel. Aim: This study aimed to determine the knowledge of BLS and related skills among undergraduate students from King Faisal University's medical colleges. Materials and Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between May 11 and July 15, 2022, with King Faisal University Students, Medical Colleges. The sample size of this study was 479. A structured questionnaire was utilized to assess participants' levels of awareness, practical knowledge, and attitudes toward BLS. Results: The results revealed a low level of students’ awareness of BLS. Only 59 (12.8%) of the respondents showed good knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in newborns and adults. only 45 (9.8%) of the respondents had good knowledge about the choking of adults and infants. Only 15 (3.2%) of the participants had a "good" understanding of all BLS items. The study results also indicated that senior students were likelier than junior students to have good BLS knowledge, a statistically significant relationship. Attending BLS training classes and traditional sources of information were significant predictors of having good BLS knowledge. Conclusion: The study's findings revealed that medical and health college students had just a fair understanding of BLS. This finding indicates the essential need for ongoing refresher courses for this vital subject, particularly in the wake of pandemics like COVID-19.

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“…Health care professionals should possess sound knowledge and adequate skills to perform BLS [14]. This is because life-threatening emergencies can strike anytime, anywhere, and to anyone [15].…”

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Medical Students' Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward Basic Life Support at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Mousa¹,

Alghafli²,

Alomran³

et al. 2022

Int J Biomed Res Prac

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“…Many factors are cause of happening of these emergencies. These include a) the increase in age, b) Use of drug combinations, c) increase in number of dental procedures at the same time d) the increased quantities of drugs used in dentistry 9 .…”

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“…Studies have revealed that most of medical and dental graduates felt the need of BLS training, very few have attended any skill workshop and were confident enough to execute the knowledge of BLS. [9][10] Therefore, dental students must have knowledge of basic life support maneuvers and skill to perform when needed. The fundamental principles of basic life support and a consideration of the management of common emergency medical conditions must be included of the dental education and training.…”

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To Assess Knowledge of Basic Life Support among Dental Graduates in Terms of Handling Medical Emergencies

Manan¹,

Ali²,

Haider³

et al. 2022

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Aims and objective: Dentists being part of health care providers often encounter with medical emergencies in their dental office, some are trained to cope with, but a large number of dentists lack knowledge and proper training to handle such emergencies results in serious consequences and medicolegal actions. This study will reflect and encourage knowledge and confidence of dental graduates to deal with such situations. Study design: It was a cross sectional study to asses knowledge and management skills of dental graduates, gained during their study in dental college. Place and duration of study: Study comprised of three months’ time (March 2022 to May 2022) in which data was collected from de’Montmorency college of dentistry and Fatima memorial dental college, Lahore. Materials and methods: A self-designed questionnaire was distributed among 98 dental graduates in Lahore. Questionnaire comprised of eleven questions inquiring about medical emergency encountered in their dental clinic/hospital, Basic Life support(BLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR), emergency drugs, and equipment and their proper administration and if they want to attend a BLS course in future. Analyzing of data done by statistical package for social sciences SPSS 20.0. Conclusion: Majority of participants were short of confidence regarding executing the chain of BLS. Some participants were having not enough knowledge of location of chest compressions during CPR. Though a good fraction of participants were aware of emergency drugs and equipment but were not enough confident to use them. Majority were agreeing to attend a proper BLS course to strengthen their knowledge and skills to deal medical emergencies. Keywords: Basic Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Drugs, Dental Graduates

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Effectiveness of short-term resuscitation training programming among medical trainees of a peripheral medical college and practicing professionals

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Awareness of Adult Basic Life Support among Graduates in a Medical College of Kathmandu

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Medical Students' Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward Basic Life Support at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Medical Students' Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward Basic Life Support at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

To Assess Knowledge of Basic Life Support among Dental Graduates in Terms of Handling Medical Emergencies

Effectiveness of short-term resuscitation training programming among medical trainees of a peripheral medical college and practicing professionals

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