Naslov
Teaching medical and dental students BLS/AED: What is still missing?

Autori
Nasr, Ayman ; Mustafa, Mahmoud ; Hummaida, Tarig ; Shammet, Salma ; Mustafa, Mohamed ; Lukić, Anita ; Lulić, Ileana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Resuscitation-9572 / - , 2016, 59-59

Skup
Resuscitation

Mjesto i datum
Reykjavík, Island, 24.09.2016. - 25.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Teaching, amedial, dental, students, BLS, AED

Sažetak
Purpose of the study: Timely bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), together with pre-hospital defibrillation, represents one of the main factors associated with increased survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, only one third of cardiac arrest victims receive prompt CPR, mostly because lack of training and impeded by fear of causing further damage, drawing an infectious disease, or providing inadequate resuscitation. Introduction of BLS/AED training during undergraduate years could lead to acquisition of these skills by the majority of the world’s population and possibly increase the likelihood of survival from OHCA. In our study, wewanted to investigate the confidence of final-year medical and dental students towards applying BLS/AED. Materials and methods: A total of 137 (60%) of 227 medical and 60 (77%) of 78 dental students completed our online questionnaire from 2nd until 10th of May 2016. All students were internationally certified BLS/AED providers by the auspices of Sudan Resuscitation Council. The questionnaire consisted of demographic data and statements about perceived fears towards applying BLS/AED. Median age of medical (73% female) and dental (95% female) students was 24 years (range 21–30). Results: There were no differences in perceived fears towards applying BLS/AED between medical and dental students (P = 0.132). Furthermore, no sex differences were found in relation to impeding fears toward BLS/AED employment (P = 0.164). Still, in both groups, nearly one third of students expressed the greatest worry of harming the person while performing BLS/AED. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that, even upon successfully completing the course, the majority of students still feel less confident applying BLS/AED in real life. One of the greatest fears is of doing more harm to the person in need of BLS/AED, which was expressed by both groups of students. Therefore, during future courses, we strongly suggest further demystification of potential harms complementary to BLS/AED performance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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