“UNLOCKING LIFE-SAVING SKILLS: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AWARENESS AMONG FUTURE GRADUATES OF UNIVERSITIES IN PUNJAB”
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Basic life support, BLS, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Emergency, Punjab
Abstract
Background: Basic life support is the ultimate first-line treatment given to save the lives of persons who have a circulatory arrest or cardiopulmonary arrest, a cerebrovascular accident, or choking or abrupt blockage of the airways.
Objective: To determine adult basic life support knowledge and awareness among undergraduate (Medical and Non-medical) students of different universities of Punjab.
Materials and Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. Study period was six months, from April 2022 to September 2022. By using convenient sampling technique, 1500 participants were recruited from various universities of Punjab. Inclusion criteria of the study were undergraduate medical and non-medical students of age between 18 to 26 years. Modified BLS Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed by version 20 of SPSS.
Results: Out of 1500 students, 55.2% were males and 44.8% were females. Chi-square test between BLS awareness & knowledge and subject specialty showed statistically significant association with p value of 0.008. Chi-square test between gender and BLS awareness & knowledge showed no statistical significant association with p value 0.052.
Conclusion: The study concluded that while there is a significant association between students’ knowledge & awareness of Basic Life Support (BLS) and their subject specialty, gender does not influence BLS knowledge levels. BLS awareness programs should be regularly conducted across various academic specializations to boost students’ knowledge and preparedness for emergency situations.
Key Words: Basic life support; BLS; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency; Punjab
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Dr. Tamjeed ghaffar
Lecturer at college of Physiotherapy Government college university Faisalabad
Dr. Muhammad Khan Bugti
Assistant professor at Department of Human and Rehabilitation science's in The Begum Nusrat Bhutto woman University Sukkur
Rizwan Munir
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang city. Jiangxi province. China
Dr. Mahnoor bugti
Deputy director at Baqai institute of physical therapy Rehabilitation and medicine.
Dr. Zeeshan Saeed
Assistant Professor at Lahore medical and dental college
Sumbal salik
Lecturer, LCPT, LMDC
Hufsa tariq
Senior lecturer at Lahore medical and dental college
Zeeshan Mushtaq
Demonstrators LCPT, LMDC
Quratulain Sherazi
Lecturer LCPT, LMDC