Students’ knowledge and attitudes toward basic life support

Abstract

<span lang="EN-US">Students spend a significant proportion of their day in colleges and healthcare facilities where they might experience medical emergencies, or unexpected accidents, that occur in these places. Nursing students are expected to play a key role in performing basic life support. This study is to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and training status with regard to basic life support (BLS). An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. 170 students agreed to fill out a questionnaire. The questions used in the questionnaire were prepared according to 2015 AHA guidelines. The majority of subjects (52.9%) reported that they had attended a BLS course. The mean age of the study population was 21.64 years. Previous CPR training had a significant effect on the correct responses (P <0.01). This study found significant differences between the students observed: (58.3%) of students with previous BLS training felt capable of providing CPR to their fellow college students, compared to (42.7%) in the group without previous training (P =0.01). Importantly, over all subjects the attitude to learning on a BLS training course was positive. Inconclusions this study corroborates previous reports that the knowledge, skills and attitudes of trained students are better than those of untrained students.</span>

Awareness about basic life support among health science students at Duy Tan University

“…Studies such as those conducted at Taif Medical University in Saudi Arabia showed a low level of BLS awareness among 5th and 6th year medical students. This study showed that only 25 (12.8%) out of 196 participating students had adequate BLS knowledge and no student had excellent BLS knowledge 5 . The study by Vausevan et al in India evaluated medical and nursing students, showing that 3.7% of medical students and 17.4% nursing students have good BLS knowledge.…”

Importance of basic life support training in rural India

“…The goal of Alfakey study in Saudi Arabia was to evaluate students BLS knowledge, attitudes, and training status. She came to the conclusion that trained students had superior knowledge, skills, and attitudes to untrained students [ 16 ]. According to a study by Babar I in Pakistan, the general level of awareness among medical professionals is incredibly low, despite the fact that doctors have a greater understanding of BLS than dentists and nurses do [ 17 ].…”