ArticleAfrican journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence2023
An evaluation of basic life support training among medical students in Southwest Nigeria: A web-based study.
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- The use of social media platforms in adult basic life support research: a scoping review.Resuscitation plus · 2025Review
- Implementation of Nigeria's national surgical plan: building basic life support capacity to strengthen safe surgical care.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Basic Life Support (BLS) is considered a lifesaving measure and sound knowledge is expected among health professionals. Studies conducted among medical doctors and students in many developing countries show deficiencies in knowledge and practice of essential BLS skills. This study assessed the awareness, knowledge, perception, practice, accessibility and barriers to BLS training amongst medical students in South-Western Nigeria, exposing skill gaps and training challenges to inform appropriate solutions. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive e-survey involving 2 Results: Of the 553 respondents, 79.2% were aware of BLS however only 160 (29%) respondents had good knowledge of BLS principles. Increasing age, higher level of study, prior BLS training and being enrolled in College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) were significantly associated with a higher knowledge score ( Conclusion: Despite a high level of awareness of BLS training, knowledge of BLS principles and its practice is poor among Nigerian medical students, reflecting a need to integrate stand-alone/structured BLS trainings into the medical curriculum to increase participation and accessibility by medical students.
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