Basic life support - Perception and awareness among healthcare interns in Pune city- A Cross Sectional study

Mohammed Patel

Keywords- BLS , CPR ,healthcare , emergency ,cardiac arrest , resuscitation ,choking.

ABSTRACT : Introduction - BLS is an important component of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which includes adequate maintenance of ventilation and circulation in cases of cardiac arrest (3) A sudden cardiac arrest requires emergency interventions that increasingly occurs in all age groups(2)therefore, Individuals in the community at least the health care professionals should know how to perform BLS as they encounter such situations very often in their day to day life. Materials and methods-A pretested close ended questionnaire study was designed to collect the data which considered of four parts and consisted of 32 questions related to Perception and awareness among healthcare interns about BASIC LIFE SUPPORT. Results- Almost all of the responders (94.4%) knew the abbreviation of CRP and about 89.7% responders knew what BLS stands for.. About 104(82.5%) of the responders have never attended a BLS workshop. And about half the population feel the requirement of training in BLS . And half(50%) of them Believed BLS should be included in the 3rd year of their UG curriculum.Conclusion-the study concludes that overall knowledge , attitude and practice of the participants related to BLS was average.

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"Basic life support - Perception and awareness among healthcare interns in Pune city- A Cross Sectional study", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.1840 - 1848, May-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2305290.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023

Pages : 1840 - 1848

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_206699

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2305290

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Research Area: Medical Science

Country: Bhiwandi, Maharashtra , India

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