Open AccessBasic Life Support Awareness in Pakistan: Still in Embryonic Phase
Author(s) -
Sana Abbas,
Beenish Abbas,
Ayesha Maqsood,
Syeda Rabia,
Ramesha Azam,
Hina Ishaq
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of medical and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2593-8339
DOI - 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.6.1106
Subject(s) - basic life support , tertiary care , medical education , microsoft excel , psychology , medicine , tertiary level , statistical analysis , family medicine , emergency medicine , mathematics education , computer science , statistics , mathematics , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , resuscitation , operating system
Objectives: To gauge/evaluate the knowledge and skill of BLS trained and untrained teaching faculty members at postgraduate tertiary care training institute Materials and Methods: A prevalidated questionnaire comprising of 44 questions was distributed among teaching faculty of three big tertiary care, post-graduate institutes. The questions were focused on evaluating the knowledge and awareness of the participants. Total number of the participants was 345Statistical Analysis: Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS (version 23.0). Results: The mean knowledge score related to basic life support was 4.57±1.81 out of total 12 points and the mean score for level of awareness regarding BLS was 34.5 %. Moreover, only 28.15% were aware of the current AHA guidelinesConclusion: The low level of knowledge and awareness regarding BLS in the health care workers depicts that regular BLS hands-on- workshops should be conducted and should be a part of mandatory training.