Open AccessPreparing future Indian medical graduates for emergencies at the Foundation Course: Do the knowledge and self-confidence increase after basic cardiac life support training?
Author(s) -
Shaji A Manuel,
Dhara B Tanna,
Heena K Patel,
Neeta Bose
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_72_22
Subject(s) - medicine , foundation (evidence) , course (navigation) , training (meteorology) , medical education , engineering , physics , archaeology , meteorology , history , aerospace engineering
Medical professionals must be able to perform life-saving skills like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during emergency situations, even outside the hospital. The foundation course for the first-year medical students includes first aid and CPR training. This quasi-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of basic cardiac life support (BCLS) training based on Indian guidelines, on the self-confidence and knowledge regarding CPR of first-year medical students.