Knowledge regarding Basic Life Support among Health Care Workers of the Hospital of Nepal

Abstract

Basic life support refers to a sequence of care provided to patients who are experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or airway obstruction. It is a specific level of prehospital medical care provided by the trained responders, including emergency medical technicians, in the absence of advanced medical care to maintain the patient’s life. BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. According to American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, every missed minute in applying defibrillation in a cardiac arrest decreases the survival rate by 70%–10%. According to European Resuscitation Council (ERC), early resuscitation and prompt defibrillation (within 1-2 minutes) can result in >60% survival. A quantitative, descriptive study design is used in this study. A purposive sampling technique was used, and the sample size was 95. A self-structuredclose-ended questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge of the participants. The finding revealed that among 95 participants, only 12% had adequate, 55% had moderate, and 32% had inadequate knowledge about Basic Life Support. The study showed that knowledge among healthcare workers about basic life support is insufficient for the majority of participants. There is a significant association between dependent and independent variables.

Analysis of factors influencing the acquisition of basic life support knowledge among standardized training trainees

“…Notably, in our study, the majority of the trainers were female (67.01%). A similar trend was observed in an Indian study examining healthcare workers' familiarity with CPR knowledge and skills [11]. Nevertheless, our current study's results demonstrated no significant gender-based disparities in BLS knowledge accuracy.…”

“…In this study, more than half of the trainees had a bachelor degree (257 (66.75%)), followed by master's degree holders (96 (24.94%)), college degree holders (29 (7.53%)), and doctoral degree holders (3 (0.78%)). Using educational attainment as the independent variable, our study showed that there was no correlation between the accuracy of BLS knowledge and educational attainment, similar to researchers in Nepal who investigated the BLS knowledge of health care workers [11,12]. Regarding work experience, our study revealed that the majority, 79.74%, had 0-1 year of experience, followed by 10.39% with 2-3 years, 6.23% with more than 6 years, and 3.64% with 4-5 years of experience.…”

A Comparative Study of Doctors and Nurses Regarding the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Basic Life Support in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Peshawar

“…This study, set against the backdrop of a city that attracts a substantial patient population from peripheral areas, underscores the critical need for healthcare professionals to possess robust BLS skills and knowledge. The significant knowledge and practice discrepancies observed in CPR and AED usage among participants echo findings from various international studies, highlighting a global challenge within healthcare education and practice (5,17). The analysis revealed that a considerable portion of both doctors and nurses lacked essential knowledge and practical skills in BLS, akin to observations in studies from India and Pakistan (12).…”

Training hotel staff in early emergency management to enhance tourist comfort at Ubud Raya Resort area

“…Although the degree of training and proficiency in basic life support differs between healthcare workers and hotel staff, the knowledge of hotel staff was found to be higher than that of healthcare workers. A study found that only 12% of healthcare workers had adequate knowledge of basic life support (Chaudhary et al, 2023). Most healthcare workers, especially nurses, require improvement in their knowledge of basic life support (Adal & Emishaw, 2023).…”