Do medical students studying in the United Kingdom have an adequate factual knowledge of basic life support?
Basic life support
Emergency Medicine
Medical education
Resuscitation
Journal
World journal of emergency medicine
ISSN: 1920-8642
Titre abrégé: World J Emerg Med
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101549691
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
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29
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2019
pubmed:
29
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2019
medline:
29
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2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Healthcare professionals have a duty to maintain basic life support (BLS) skills. This study aims to evaluate medical students' factual knowledge of BLS and the training they receive. A cross-sectional, closed-response questionnaire was distributed to the first- and fourth-year students studying at institutions in the United Kingdom. The paper questionnaire sought to quantify respondent's previous BLS training, factual knowledge of the BLS algorithm using five multiple choice questions (MCQs), and valuate their desire for further BLS training. Students received 1 point for each correctly identified answer to the 5 MCQ's. A total of 3,732 complete responses were received from 21 medical schools. Eighty percent ( Factual knowledge of BLS is poor among medical students in the UK. There is a disparity in standards of knowledge across institutions and respondents indicating that they would like more training.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Healthcare professionals have a duty to maintain basic life support (BLS) skills. This study aims to evaluate medical students' factual knowledge of BLS and the training they receive.
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional, closed-response questionnaire was distributed to the first- and fourth-year students studying at institutions in the United Kingdom. The paper questionnaire sought to quantify respondent's previous BLS training, factual knowledge of the BLS algorithm using five multiple choice questions (MCQs), and valuate their desire for further BLS training. Students received 1 point for each correctly identified answer to the 5 MCQ's.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 3,732 complete responses were received from 21 medical schools. Eighty percent (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Factual knowledge of BLS is poor among medical students in the UK. There is a disparity in standards of knowledge across institutions and respondents indicating that they would like more training.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30687442
doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2019.02.002
pii: WJEM-10-75
pmc: PMC6340821
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
75-80Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interest: We have read and understood the journal’s and ICJME policy on declaration of interests and declare that we have no competing interests.
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