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Awareness about BLS (CPR) among medical students: status and requirements

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Title: Awareness about BLS (CPR) among medical students: status and requirements

Authors: Hassan Zaheer , Zeba Haque 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2009

Volume: 59

Issue: 1

Language: English

Categories
Medical Education (5299) Medical Students (78) Skills Training (12) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (13) Basic Life Support (8)

Abstract

Abstract


Objectives: To study the awareness on Basic Life Support (BLS) (CPR) in undergraduate medical students. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted by using responses to a questionnaire regarding BLS by 61 students. The results were analyzed with SPSS version 11.101.Results: Out of 61 students only 9 (14.7%) had taken a BLS (CPR) course while 52 (85.3%) students had not attended any such course. Significantly more number of students had the theoretical knowledge about BLS (76.07% vs 49.18%, p

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