The knowledge level of final year undergraduate health science students and medical interns about cardiopulmonary resuscitation at a university teaching hospital of Northwest Ethiopia

Gebremedhn, Endale Gebreegziabher; Gebregergs, Gebremedhn B.; Anderson, Bernard B.

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2014.01.005

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“…In India, one study found that about 19% of medical students received training [8]. Similarly, BLS training was reported to be inadequate among undergraduate students in Pakistan [7], Ethiopia [18], Nigeria [9], and Egypt [19]. On the other hand, in the USA, BLS training was recommended for every healthcare giver since 1966 [20], and most UK medical colleges offer BLS training [21].…”

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Experience of Basic Life Support among King Khalid University Health Profession Students, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Awadalla

Humayed

Mahfouz

2020

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Background: Satisfactory experience about basic life support (BLS) is crucial to ensure rapid and efficient delivery of essential life-saving care during emergency situations. Objectives: To assess BLS experience among health profession students at King Khalid University (KKU), Southwestern Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a representative sample of male and female health profession students, during the academic year 2019–2020. A self-reported questionnaire was utilized to collect data about BLS experiences, which included receiving BLS training, reasons for not having BLS training, suggestions to improve BLS training, encountering a situation that required the use of BLS, practicing BLS when needed and reasons for not practicing BLS when needed. Results: Out of 1261 health profession students, 590 received formal BLS training with a prevalence rate of 46.8% (95% CI: 44.0–49.6), and 46.0% of them trained at the university. Important obstacles for non-attendance included busy academic schedule (54.7%) and high cost of the training course (18%). Overall, 84.1% supported integration of BLS training into their college curricula. Almost 26% encountered a situation that required BLS; however, only 32.4% responded. Through multivariate regression, the significant determinant of response was having formal BLS training (aOR = 4.24, 95% CI: 2.38–7.54). The frequent reasons for non-response were lack of adequate BLS knowledge (35.0%), nervousness (22.8%), and that the victim was of opposite sex (9.0%). Conclusion: It is recommended that more emphasis should be given to BLS training among undergraduates of health profession colleges in Southwestern Saudi Arabia. It is recommended that BLS training be integrated into health profession college curricula. Including BLS training as a graduation requirement for health profession students might motivate students to attain BLS training courses.

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Experience of Basic Life Support among King Khalid University Health Profession Students, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Awadalla

Humayed

Mahfouz

2020

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“…This study recommends an Introduction of regular BLS courses with a certificate of completion into the undergraduate curriculum as a pre-graduation requirement to enhance the level of knowledge about BLS among medical students. In addition to the enrollment of medical students in the management of CPR patients under the supervision of emergency medicine specialist during their emergency medicine module as in the previous study done in Northwest Ethiopia found that anesthesia students' knowledge of CPR was higher than other students due to their frequent enrollment in the management of CPR patients [14].…”

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“…Figure 4 : Correct responses precentages to questions assessing CPR knowledge according to gender 648 graduation, lack of knowledge, insufficient training, and inadequate practice of CPR have been documented among medical students in several studies among different countries [2,9,12,13,14]. Previous studies suggest continuous CPR program training to enhance students' knowledge with time to time testing and reassessment [12,9,13].…”

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Assessment of the Levels Ofcardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) Among Medical Students in Northern Saudi Arabia

Ahmed¹,

Alkhuraisi²,

Alsulami³

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Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a lifesaving maneuver if provided at the right time and it can improve the mortality rate in medical emergencies. The accurate knowledge regarding CPR is an essential and integral part to deliver an adequate and successful resuscitation in such cases. This study aims to assess the knowledge among undergraduate medical students in CPR at the Northern Region Universities of Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study assessing CPRknowledge among medical students. The data was carried out on 731 medical students (231 fourth year, 285 fifth year and 215 sixth year medical students) from different colleges in the northern Saudi area by an online self-administered questionnaire that aimed to evaluate their knowledge regarding basic life support (BLS) and CPR techniques in neonates, children, and adults. Results: The data showed the mean knowledge scores of CPR among medical students according to university are represents as follows University of Tabuk (50.5%), University of Hail (47%), Al Jouf University (45%), and Northern border university (43%). The mean knowledge scores of CPR among medical students according to academic year are represents as follows fourth year (45.5%), fifth-year (47.6%), and sixth year (45.3%). Conclusions: The level of BLS awareness among medical students is generally poor. The introduction of regular BLS courses into the undergraduate curriculum is a must to increase the level of knowledge among these future physicians. A shorter training period as well as recurrent and regular refreshing courses are also recommended.

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“…Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the technique used in the cases of CRA. It consists of thoracic compressions (which are important for the perfusion of vital organs) and rescue breaths by means of artificial ventilation [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. The quality of CPR is vitally important, and it depends on the level of knowledge and skills held by those who carry out the CPR.…”

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“…Even among healthcare professionals, that level can be inadequate. Therefore, an improvement in educating healthcare professionals in CPR techniques may increase survival rates in cases of CRA [ 2 , 8 , 9 ].…”

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Basic Life Support Training Methods for Health Science Students: A Systematic Review

García-Suárez

Méndez-Martínez

Martínez‐Isasi

et al. 2019

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: The acquisition of competencies in basic life support (BLS) among university students of health sciences requires specific and updated training; therefore, the aim of this review was to identify, evaluate, and synthesise the available scientific knowledge on the effect of training in cardiorespiratory resuscitation in this population. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, CUIDEN, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, CINAHL, and Cochrane, including all randomised clinical trials published in the last ten years that evaluated basic life support training methods among these students. We selected a total of 11 randomissed clinical trials that met the inclusion criteria. Participants were nursing and medicine students who received theoretical and practical training in basic life support. The studies showed a great heterogeneity in training methods and evaluators, as did the feedback devices used in the practical evaluations and in the measurement of quality of cardiorespiratory resuscitation. In spite of the variety of information resulting from the training methods in basic life support, we conclude that mannequins with voice-guided feedback proved to be more effective than the other resources analysed for learning.

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The knowledge level of final year undergraduate health science students and medical interns about cardiopulmonary resuscitation at a university teaching hospital of Northwest Ethiopia

Cited by 16 publications

References 22 publications

Experience of Basic Life Support among King Khalid University Health Profession Students, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Experience of Basic Life Support among King Khalid University Health Profession Students, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Assessment of the Levels Ofcardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr) Among Medical Students in Northern Saudi Arabia

Basic Life Support Training Methods for Health Science Students: A Systematic Review

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