Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Assessment of level of knowledge of basic life support among undergraduate students in a medical college of Bihar

Sharma S, Raman R, Singh M, Singh T.

Abstract :

 Background: Life–threatening emergencies come unannounced. Awareness of basic life support (BLS) is paramount to ensure the provision of essential life–saving medical care in any emergency situation. Structured training & retraining is required for efficient execution of BLS which is lacking in the current medical curriculum.

Objective: The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of BLS resuscitation algorithm among undergraduate students of a Medical College of Bihar.

Methods: A cross–sectional study was conducted among 312 undergraduate students from April 2018 to June 2018. A structured questionnaire which collected information regarding the sociodemographic factors, knowledge regarding the BLS resuscitation algorithm, attitude towards BLS was distributed to study participants. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 17. The results were expressed as percentages. Chi–square test was employed to study the association between demographic characteristics and knowledge.

Results: The mean overall knowledge score was very low (43.6±14.2) and 42.6% of the participants had poor knowledge scores.

Conclusion: there is a need to include BLS training in medical curriculum for training undergraduate students

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE OF BIHAR, Sharma S, Raman R, Singh M, Singh T. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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