| Autor: |
Rafi Daou, Fayez Abillama, Alain Tanios, Michelle Estephan, Ramzi Nakhle, Vanessa Khoury, Rasha Boulos |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| DOI: |
10.21203/rs.3.rs-1666543/v1 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Basic Life Support (BLS) is the rapid detection of cardiac arrest and the initial adequate response to maintain adequate ventilation and circulation. Multiple studies around the world have shown that when used infrequently, BLS skills will deteriorate within 3 to 6 months after training, even though the theoretical knowledge was retained longer. We aim to identify differences in training and knowledge among different physician populations according to their age, specialty, and area of practice and provide areas of improvements. Methods: A multi-center prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in 14 institutions around all areas of Lebanon from January 2017 to December 2019. A structured questionnaire adapted from pretest questionnaire that has been previously used in similar studies was implemented. Data Analysis was performed using the R software version 3.5.1. We used graphical boxplot representation of the data to demonstrate the distribution of our results. Results: 201 responses from randomly chosen physicians were collected. Out of these 201 physicians, ten physicians answered all questions correctly and twelve others only answered two questions correctly. Only 39.80% (80) of physicians achieved “sufficient knowledge” level. Conclusion: This present study highlights the need for BLS course to be implemented and given to all physicians and the importance of a refreshment course to all physicians. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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