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ArticleJournal of emergencies, trauma, and shock2014

Awareness about basic life support and emergency medical services and its associated factors among students in a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Akshatha Rao Aroor, Rama Prakash Saya, Nazir Rahim Attar, Ganesh Kumar Saya, Manikandan Ravinanthanan

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Article in Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Akshatha Rao AroorDepartment of Medicine, Kawdoor Sadananda Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rama Prakash SayaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nazir Rahim AttarDepartment of Medicine, Kawdoor Sadananda Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Ganesh Kumar SayaDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manikandan RavinanthananReader and Research Scholar, Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth University, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INK S Hegde Medical Academy · INSri Balaji Vidyapeeth University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe knowledge and skills about the basic life support (BLS) and the advanced life support are the most important determining factors of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) success rates.

objectivesTo determine the level of awareness on BLS and skills among undergraduate and postgraduate students of medical and dental profession, as well as nursing students and interns in a tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in South India. The awareness level on BLS and factors associated which include age, sex, level of training (undergraduate, internship, and postgraduate groups), course of study (nursing, dental, and medical groups), and previous exposure to BLS were assessed by using a structured questionnaire. The association of these variables with awareness level was assessed by independent t test, analysis of variance, and linear regression analysis.

resultsAmong 520 study subjects, 229 were students, 171 were interns, and 120 were postgraduate students. The overall mean score of awareness was 4.16 ± 1.40 (score range: 0-10). Age, sex, level of training, course of study, and previous exposure to BLS were significantly associated with awareness level in univariate analysis (P < 0.05). Linear regression model also showed that all the above variables were significantly associated with awareness level (P < 0.05). About 322 (61.9%) subjects attributed lack of awareness about BLS to lack of available professional training. About 479 (92.1%) responded that BLS training should be a part of medical curriculum.

conclusionAwareness level on BLS is below average indicating the importance of professional training at all levels in a tertiary care health institution.

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Awarenessbasic life support (BLS)BLScardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)CPRIndia

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