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ArticleEmergency (Tehran, Iran)2018

Awareness of Basic Life Support among Egyptian Medical Students; a Cross-Sectional Study.

Esraa Ghanem, Muhammad Elgazar, Khaled Oweda, Hussein Tarek, Fathy Assaf, Mostafa Wanees Ahmed El-Husseny, Ahmed Elgebaly, Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk

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Article in Emergency (Tehran, Iran), 2018. 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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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Esraa GhanemFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Muhammad ElgazarFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Khaled OwedaFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hussein TarekFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Fathy AssafFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mostafa Wanees Ahmed El-HussenyFaculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Ahmed ElgebalyFaculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abdelrahman Ibrahim AbushoukCross Sectional Research Group of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EGAin Shams University · EGFayoum University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIt is important for all medical and paramedical staff to be aware of basic life support (BLS) maneuvers. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the level of BLS awareness among Egyptian medical students.

methodsThe level of BLS knowledge was assessed using a validated questionnaire and the results were analyzed using an answer key, prepared from the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) manual. We used the Student's t-test to analyze the association between awareness level and year of study, previous BLS training and practical experience.

resultsA total of 823 medical students with the mean age of 20.3 ± 2.7 years, from Al-Azhar medical schools completed the questionnaire (463 and 360 in academic and clinical years, respectively). About 72% and 84% of students failed to recognize the proper point of chest compression in adults and infants, respectively. Moreover, the majority (80%) did not know how to give rescue breathing in infants. Only 18% of students correctly identified early signs of shock and only 22% knew how to help patients with myocardial infarction. Being in clinical years, previous BLS training or practical experience were significantly associated with higher BLS knowledge scores (

conclusionThe level of BLS awareness among Egyptian medical students is generally poor. Introduction of regular BLS courses into the undergraduate curriculum is a must to increase the level of BLS knowledge among Egyptian future physicians.

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Awarenesscardiopulmonary resuscitationeducationmedicalstudents

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PMCPMC6036537
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