Clinical Awareness of Do’s and Don’ts of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among University Medical Students-A Questionnaire Study

Abstract

Background: Medical students today are tomorrow's future doctors. One of the key skills that students should develop during their graduation training is to be prepared for emergency life saving measures like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) anytime, anywhere. The students play integral role in learning, mastering and inculcating the most pragmatic clinical skill of CPR.Objectives: a) To evaluate the CPR awareness among undergraduate medical students. b) To screen the knowledge regarding accurate, effective CPR procedural techniques and various barriers of CPR failure in clinical practice from student perspective. c) To ascertain interest in CPR training programs and also inculcating CPR as an active part of clinical practice in future. Materials and Methods:The questionnaire comprised of three parts, first one dealing with general questions to know the importance of CPR in clinical practice, second one comprised of the main goal and accuracy of CPR intervention and the last segment consisted of questions targeting the indications, methods and effectiveness of CPR.Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics and multiple response analyses were done by using SPSS 17. Results:The students had good knowledge about the importance of CPR in clinical practice and stand average in knowing its indications and effectiveness. Whereas, only 1.2% of them were completely aware about the universal compression ventilation ratio, and 20.4% were aware of the current order of CPR being compression, airway and breathing. Conclusion:Though, CPR awareness is good among the students but skills of CPR have to be mastered by proper certified training programs at regular intervals and knowledge has to be updated with the changing trends in CPR. InTROduCTIOnCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most evolving areas of modern medicine which comprises a series of lifesaving actions that improve the survival rates following cardiac arrest [1]. "Although the optimal approach to CPR may vary, depending on the rescuer, the victim, and the available resources, the fundamental challenge remains: how to achieve early and effective CPR. Given this challenge, recognition of arrest and prompt action by the rescuer continue to be priorities for the 2010 AHA (American Heart Association) Guidelines for CPR and ECC (Emergency Cardiovascular Care)" [2]. Despite important advances in prevention, cardiac arrest remains a substantial public health problem and a leading cause of death in many parts of the world. Cardiac arrest occurs both in and out of the hospital.In earlier days CPR training was meant only for health care professionals. Later it was noticed that many of these events occurred outside the hospital setting, and that early CPR need to be performed by the bystanders who witnessed the scene. Hence, CPR is said to be a skill for all [3]. Quality of life is also found to be better for victims who immediately receive bystander CPR even in absence of professional assistance [4]. Studies have shown that immediate CPR after colla...

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