Basic Life Support Knowledge Among a Nonmedical Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Siham Hussein Subki, Ahmed Hussein Subki, Mohammed A. Almalki, Wesam A. Alhejily, Ali Taleb Alattas, Mohammed Saad Alsallum, Muhab Mohammed Hindi, Hatan Hisham Mortada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Cross-sectional study BLS Population education Saudi Arabia Computer-assisted web interviewing 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology cardiopulmonary resuscitation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine basic life support Jeddah Medicine awareness 030212 general & internal medicine education.field_of_study Original Paper business.industry Knowledge level Incidence (epidemiology) public Basic life support Test (assessment) Population study CPR business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Interactive Journal of Medical Research |
| ISSN: | 1929-073X |
| Popis: | Background: Providing basic life support (BLS) at the site of an accident is crucial to increase the survival rates of the injured people. It is especially relevant when health care is far away. Objective: The aim of our study is to assess the BLS knowledge level of the Saudi Arabian population and identify influencing factors associated with level of knowledge about BLS. Methods: Our study is a cross-sectional descriptive study, which was conducted using a self-administered online questionnaire derived from the BLS practice test. The Saudi population was the target population. The questionnaire was divided into two parts: one contained demographic data and the second part contained questions to test the population’s perception about how to perform BLS techniques properly. The data were collected between July and August 2017. Statistically significant differences were defined as those with a P value |
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