Knowledge and Attitude of Basic Life Support among Medical Students at King Abdul-Aziz University

Khedher, Yousef Zaki; Shawwa, Lana Al; Alamri, Ahmed; Farraj, Muhannad Mohammed; Bayoumi, Mohamed Emad

doi:10.12816/0042857

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“…There was no significant association between age and gender with the attitude level towards BLS training in this study which showed that the importance of BLS training on the students despite of their age and gender. The findings on this study that showed a positive attitude among participants was also found to contradict with a previous study that reported a decrease in attitude towards BLS training among medical students in year 3, 4 and 5 in Saudi Arabia (25).…”

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“…In previous study, female was reported to achieved higher score than male and third year dental students have higher mean knowledge scores than fifth year (14, 23). In another study, year 6 medical students scored the highest mean of total correct answers compared to year 3, 4 and 5 medical students (25).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Basic Life Support Among Health Sciences University Students

Azlan

Noor²,

Othman

2021

Int J Care Scholars

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Objective: Basic life support (BLS) refers to the skills that require no or few equipment to save cardiac or respiratory arrest patients and it is a skill that required by all healthcare providers including medical-based students in order to save the life-threatening victims. This study determined the level of knowledge, attitude and awareness of BLS among students at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan campus. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study with convenience sampling study was conducted among 167 students at IIUM Kuantan Campus, from November to December 2020. Data were gathered by using Google Forms which available in English Language and distributed to year 3, 4 and 5 students. The questionnaire was adapted from three sets questionnaires, which two sets questionnaires were from American Heart Association in 2015, and another set questionnaire from European Resuscitation Council (ERC) 2010 Resuscitation Guidelines. Results: The majority of the respondents have high awareness and positive attitude towards BLS but having below average score for knowledge on BLS. There is a significantly association between courses and previous exposure of BLS training with BLS knowledge (p<0.05). Age, courses and previous exposure of BLS training are significantly associated with awareness level of BLS (p<0.05). A significant association also observed between previous exposure of BLS training with positive attitude towards BLS training (p<0.05). Conclusion: Health sciences university students was concluded to having positive attitude and high awareness towards BLS training despite having below average level of BLS knowledge score. Therefore, the university may provide more BLS educational programs and even practical to the students to promote their knowledge and improve their skills on BLS.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Basic Life Support Among Health Sciences University Students

Azlan

Noor²,

Othman

2021

Int J Care Scholars

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“…For trained understudies, it was 6/15 (4/15-8/15) and for untrained understudies, it was 5/15 (3/15-7/15). Past CPR preparing had a critical impact on the right reactions (P<0.01), proving the study by Yousef, et al [11]. Out of 370 medical students who participated in this study, 41% had received BLS training more than once, while 59% had received only a mandatory BLS course during their second academic year.…”

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Students’ knowledge and attitudes toward basic life support

Alfakey

Alkarani

2021

IJERE

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<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>

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“…We have not assessed the attitude of ambulance personnel towards BLS, unlike other studies that have captured the attitude of participants,[ 2 3 4 5 7 ] as we felt that all ambulance personnel should be skilled in providing BLS as and when needed and they should have a positive attitude towards BLS. The patients needing BLS lose a vital time during their transport from one center to another.…”

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“…There is published data regarding the knowledge of BLS among the doctors, medical students, paramedical students, and school teachers. [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ] But we do not have any published data regarding the BLS knowledge among the ambulance personnel. With this background, the primary objective was to study the level of knowledge on BLS among the ambulance personnel.…”

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How much ambulance personnel know about basic life support (BLS)? A hospital-based study from Eastern India

Hansda

Sahoo

Biswas

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J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: Basic life support (BLS) is an important component of emergency medical management. Ambulance personnel play a key role in resuscitation to save a life before reaching the hospital. We do not have any published data about the level of knowledge on BLS among the ambulance personnel. Objective: This study was done with the objective to assess the level of knowledge on BLS among the ambulance personnel. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary care hospital. Universal sampling was done taking all the personnel of ambulances over the period of one month. Data were collected about the type of vehicle used for ambulance, the number of personnel in an ambulance, educational qualifications, and equipment present in their ambulances. The questionnaire to capture the level of knowledge were based on American Heart Association 2015 guidelines. Result: The total number of ambulance arrivals was 729 times. But data analysis was done from 104 ambulances excluding the repeat arrivals and those who did not give consent. There were 62 type-C and D ambulances, and 42 were type-B ambulances. Total of 210 personnel were there in 104 ambulances. Seventy-nine team leaders did not have any paramedical degrees. Fifty-eight team leaders were trained in BLS before working in an ambulance. In spite of this, 66 (63%) team leaders had poor performance (score of 0 to 4). Conclusion: The level of knowledge on BLS was poor in more than half of the ambulance personnel. They should be trained regularly on providing BLS.

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Knowledge and Attitude of Basic Life Support among Medical Students at King Abdul-Aziz University

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Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Basic Life Support Among Health Sciences University Students

Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Basic Life Support Among Health Sciences University Students

Students’ knowledge and attitudes toward basic life support

How much ambulance personnel know about basic life support (BLS)? A hospital-based study from Eastern India

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