Basic Life Support Awareness in Pakistan: Still in Embryonic Phase

Abstract

Objectives: To gauge/evaluate the knowledge and skill of BLS trained and untrained teaching faculty members at postgraduate tertiary care training institute Materials and Methods: A prevalidated questionnaire comprising of 44 questions was distributed among teaching faculty of three big tertiary care, post-graduate institutes. The questions were focused on evaluating the knowledge and awareness of the participants. Total number of the participants was 345 Statistical Analysis: Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS (version 23.0). Results: The mean knowledge score related to basic life support was 4.57±1.81 out of total 12 points and the mean score for level of awareness regarding BLS was 34.5 %. Moreover, only 28.15% were aware of the current AHA guidelines Conclusion: The low level of knowledge and awareness regarding BLS in the health care workers depicts that regular BLS hands-on- workshops should be conducted and should be a part of mandatory training.

Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among university enrolled medical and non-medical students of Pakistan: An online study

“…CPR increases the survival rate two to three times for a person in traumatic situations, but unfortunately in developing countries, awareness and knowledge regarding BLS and/or CPR are not satisfactory. 5 Trainings and hands-on workshop regarding basic life support bear promising results with significant accuracy and retention over time in children. 13 Our study was conducted to find the overall awareness, attitude and knowledge of CPR among the undergraduate students.…”

“… 4 Knowledge and skill of CPR, one of the key components of Basic Life Support (BLS), has become a very crucial part of emergency response in every traumatic situation, becoming part of the healthcare academic curriculum in the USA in 1961. 5 …”

“…4 Knowledge and skill of CPR, one of the key components of Basic Life Support (BLS), has become a very crucial part of emergency response in every traumatic situation, becoming part of the healthcare academic curriculum in the USA in 1961. 5 Studies conducted on undergraduate medical students in India indicated that the students only bother to read something apart from their curriculum and possess unsatisfactory knowledge regarding CPR. 6 Findings of poor knowledge in medical students of preclinical years were reported in Saudi Arabia.…”