High-Impact Medical Education in Basic Life Support: A Comparative Study of Doctors and Medical Students in a Tertiary Hospital.

Autor:	Owobu AC; Department of Paediatrics, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. Email: adacnnodim@yahoo.com., Omosofe FO; Department of Anesthesia, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria., Owobu CI; Department of Anatomic Pathology, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria., Azeke TA; Department of Anatomic Pathology, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria., Oyewusi MA; Department of Paediatrics, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. Email: adacnnodim@yahoo.com., Ileli SO; Department of Paediatrics, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. Email: adacnnodim@yahoo.com., Ugbeni HE; Department of Paediatrics, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. Email: adacnnodim@yahoo.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	West African journal of medicine [West Afr J Med] 2023 Jul 28; Vol. 40 (7), pp. 697-703.
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Although very crucial in medicine, mastery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation remains poor in many low and-medium income countries (LMICs) due mainly to the lack of readily accessible training facilities and expertise. Subjects and Methods: The current study was aimed at evaluating the knowledge of Basic Life Support (BLS) among senior-level medical students and doctors in Nigeria, as well as to evaluate the value of a video teaching method in improving the knowledge base of BLS. It was a two-cohort prospective study carried out over a duration of one month. Each group of participants had an initial assessment of their knowledge of Basic Life Support using a questionnaire. Thereafter, the 45-minute CHEMPIONS-BLS video was projected. On completion of the video session, the same questionnaire was again administered to each group of participants. This was followed by a practical, hands-on workshop at the skills laboratory. Data was collected using the questionnaires and comparisons were made between the pre and post-test responses. Results: Seventy-five medical students and 41 doctors were enrolled into this study. Overall, their knowledge of BLS and their exposure to previous BLS training were poor, but there was a significant improvement in the mean scores, and the overall performance after viewing the video just one time; t = 27.30, p = .000 and χ² = 116.01; p = .000 respectively. Conclusion: This study reveals poor knowledge and exposure to basic life support training among both medical students and practicing doctors. It further reveals the value of a novel training method in improving BLS knowledge. Competing Interests: The Authors declare that no competing interest exists. (Copyright © 2023 by West African Journal of Medicine.)
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