Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background. Road traffic accident and sudden cardiac arrest are one of the most leading causes of death in KSA. Basic life support (BLS) is lifesaving intervention as a premedical facility. Adequate knowledge and awareness about BLS and CPR are mandatory for healthcare students. Objective. The objec...
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| author | Shahabe A. Saquib Hassan M. Al-Harthi Anas A. Khoshhal Adel A. Shaher Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari AbdulAhad Khan Tahani A. Al-Qahtani Imran Khalid |
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| description | Background. Road traffic accident and sudden cardiac arrest are one of the most leading causes of death in KSA. Basic life support (BLS) is lifesaving intervention as a premedical facility. Adequate knowledge and awareness about BLS and CPR are mandatory for healthcare students. Objective. The objective of the present study is to assess the knowledge, awareness and attitude towards BLS among healthcare interns in different university hospitals across Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods. A total of 865 health interns attending the health colleges (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy) in the University Hospitals across KSA participated in the study. A self-explanatory questionnaire, comprising of 15 questions, was designed for the study. All the hypotheses were formulated using two-tailed alternatives against each null hypothesis. Result. Out of 865 subjects, 698 completed the survey with a response rate of (80.69%). The male to female sex ratio in the entire group of respondents was 1.44:1.00. Mean score about the awareness and knowledge of BLS and other emergency services among the participants was 2.74±1.02 and 4.02±1.56 respectively. Female participants revealed significantly higher awareness score than male (P-value<0.05). Medical interns showed higher awareness level compared to rest of all the faculty interns (P-value<0.01). There was no significant difference in the attitude of interns among the different faculties. 60 to 70% of interns had recommended to include BLS training in the university curriculum. Conclusion. Among the participants of the study, overall awareness score was average, whereas the knowledge score was below average. Further, the participants showed a positive attitude toward BLS training. An optimistic decision should be considered on the inclusion of Basic Life Support procedures in the university curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5401d8c745444b5b956fe87d6f7ecfa72025-02-03T01:11:13ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592019-01-01201910.1155/2019/93428929342892Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional StudyShahabe A. Saquib0Hassan M. Al-Harthi1Anas A. Khoshhal2Adel A. Shaher3Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari4AbdulAhad Khan5Tahani A. Al-Qahtani6Imran Khalid7Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, Research Center for Advanced Materials Sciences, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi ArabiaResident, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDemnstrator, Department of Endodontics, Hail University, Saudi ArabiaResident, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDemnstrator, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hail University, Saudi ArabiaAssistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi ArabiaResident, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi ArabiaAssistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha, Saudi ArabiaBackground. Road traffic accident and sudden cardiac arrest are one of the most leading causes of death in KSA. Basic life support (BLS) is lifesaving intervention as a premedical facility. Adequate knowledge and awareness about BLS and CPR are mandatory for healthcare students. Objective. The objective of the present study is to assess the knowledge, awareness and attitude towards BLS among healthcare interns in different university hospitals across Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods. A total of 865 health interns attending the health colleges (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy) in the University Hospitals across KSA participated in the study. A self-explanatory questionnaire, comprising of 15 questions, was designed for the study. All the hypotheses were formulated using two-tailed alternatives against each null hypothesis. Result. Out of 865 subjects, 698 completed the survey with a response rate of (80.69%). The male to female sex ratio in the entire group of respondents was 1.44:1.00. Mean score about the awareness and knowledge of BLS and other emergency services among the participants was 2.74±1.02 and 4.02±1.56 respectively. Female participants revealed significantly higher awareness score than male (P-value<0.05). Medical interns showed higher awareness level compared to rest of all the faculty interns (P-value<0.01). There was no significant difference in the attitude of interns among the different faculties. 60 to 70% of interns had recommended to include BLS training in the university curriculum. Conclusion. Among the participants of the study, overall awareness score was average, whereas the knowledge score was below average. Further, the participants showed a positive attitude toward BLS training. An optimistic decision should be considered on the inclusion of Basic Life Support procedures in the university curriculum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9342892 |
| spellingShingle | Shahabe A. Saquib Hassan M. Al-Harthi Anas A. Khoshhal Adel A. Shaher Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari AbdulAhad Khan Tahani A. Al-Qahtani Imran Khalid Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | knowledge and attitude about basic life support and emergency medical services amongst healthcare interns in university hospitals a cross sectional study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9342892 |
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