Basic life support knowledge of healthcare students and professionals in the Qassim University.

Autor:	Almesned A; Director, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center (PSCC), Buraidah, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Almeman A; Dean of Pharmacy School-Unaizah, Almulaida, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Alakhtar AM; Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., AlAboudi AA; Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi AZ; Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Al-Ghasham YA; Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Aldamegh MS; Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of health sciences [Int J Health Sci (Qassim)] 2014 Apr; Vol. 8 (2), pp. 141-50.
DOI:	10.12816/0006080
Abstrakt:	Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of basic life support (BLS) among students and health providers in Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Allied Health Science Colleges at Qassim University. Methodology: A cross sectional study was performed using an online BLS survey that was completed by 139 individuals. Results: Ninety-three responders were medical students, 7 were medical interns, 6 were dental students, 7 were pharmacy students, 11 were medical science students and 15 were clinical practitioners. No responder scored 100% on the BLS survey. Only two out of the 139 responders (1.4%) scored 90-99%. Both of these individuals were fifth year medical students. Six responders (4.3%) scored 80-89%. Of these, 5 were fifth year medical students, and one was fourth-year medical student. Eleven responders (7.9%) scored 70-79%. Of these, eight were fifth year medical students, two were medical interns and one was a pharmacist. Twenty-three responders (16.5%) scored 60-69%. Of these, 11 were fifth year medical students, 1 was a fourth-year medical student, 3 were medical interns, 2 were medical science students, 1 was a dentistry student, and 5 were pharmacists. Twenty-eight responders (20.1%) scored 50-59%. Of these, 11 were fifth year medical students, 3 were fourth-year medical students, 1 was a third-year medical student, 1 was a second-year medical student, 2 were first-year medical students, 1 was a pharmacy student, 3 were dental students, 1 was a allied health science student, 2 were doctors, and 3 were pharmacists. The remaining 69 responders (49.6%) scored less than 50%. Conclusion: Knowledge of BLS among medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and allied health science students and health providers at Qassim University is poor and needs to be improved. We suggest that inclusion of a BLS course in the undergraduate curriculum with regular reassessment would increase awareness and application of this valuable life-saving skill set.
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