BACKGROUND: Early recognition of cardiac arrest (CA) and immediate commencement of resuscitation, may increase the survival rate among CA victims. We therefore conducted a survey among medical students to assess their knowledge of BLS and AED. METHODS: The audit was performed among students, most of whom had completed at least one first aid course and those who had not done a first-aid course at all. The ERC-recommended questionnaire 2005 was used for the survey. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty five students completed the survey. Most of them recognized the usefulness of basic resuscitation algorithms and the use of AEDs. 88% of students recognized the importance offirst aid courses, and 91.6% would undertake them again. Despite obvious enthusiasm and self-declared adequate knowledge, 45.7% of the audited students were not familiar with the guidelines and answered wrongly to more than 6 of 12 questions in the questionnaire. The vast majority of the first year medical students were not familiar with the algorithms. CONCLUSION: We conclude that general knowledge of resuscitation algorithms among medical students is inadequate, and regular refresher courses are essential.
BACKGROUND: Early recognition of cardiac arrest (CA) and immediate commencement of resuscitation, may increase the survival rate among CA victims. We therefore conducted a survey among medical students to assess their knowledge of BLS and AED. METHODS: The audit was performed among students, most of whom had completed at least one first aid course and those who had not done a first-aid course at all. The ERC-recommended questionnaire 2005 was used for the survey. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty five students completed the survey. Most of them recognized the usefulness of basic resuscitation algorithms and the use of AEDs. 88% of students recognized the importance offirst aid courses, and 91.6% would undertake them again. Despite obvious enthusiasm and self-declared adequate knowledge, 45.7% of the audited students were not familiar with the guidelines and answered wrongly to more than 6 of 12 questions in the questionnaire. The vast majority of the first year medical students were not familiar with the algorithms. CONCLUSION: We conclude that general knowledge of resuscitation algorithms among medical students is inadequate, and regular refresher courses are essential.
Authors: Robert D Willmore; Damjan Veljanoski; Feray Ozdes; Bethan Stephens; James Mooney; Seamus G Crumley; Arpan Doshi; Philippa Davies; Shreya Badhrinarayanan; Emily Day; Kristian Tattam; April Wilson; Nathan Crang; Lorna Green; Craig A Mounsey; Howell Fu; Joseph Williams; Michelle S D'souza; Dhanya Sebastian; Liam A Mcgiveron; Matthew G Percy; James Cohen; Imogen J John; Alice Lethbridge; Imogen Watkins; Omar Amin; Mubasher A Qamar; John Gerrard Hanrahan; Emily Cramond-Wong Journal: World J Emerg Med Date: 2019
Authors: Babar Irfan; Ibrahim Zahid; Muhammad Sharjeel Khan; Omar Abdul Aziz Khan; Shayan Zaidi; Safia Awan; Sobia Bilal; Omar Irfan Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2019-11-21 Impact factor: 2.655