Assessment of knowledge and attitude about basic life support among dental interns and postgraduate students in Bangalore city, India

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2015.02.006

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BACKGROUND: Life-threatening emergencies can occur at anytime, at anywhere and in anyone. Effective management of an emergency situation in the dental office is ultimately the dentist's responsibility. The lack of training and inability to cope with medical emergencies can lead to tragic consequences and sometimes legal complications. Therefore, health professionals including dentists must be well prepared to deal with medical emergencies. This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge about and attitude towards basic life support (BLS) among dental interns and postgraduate students in Bangalore city, India.
METHODS: A cross sectional survey was conducted among dental interns and postgraduate students from May 2014 to June 2014 since few studies have been conducted in Bangalore city. A questionnaire with 17 questions regarding the knowledge about and attitude towards BLS was distributed to 202 study participants.
RESULTS: The data analyzed using the Chi-square test showed that dental interns and postgraduate students had average knowledge about BLS. In the 201 participants, 121 (59.9%) had a positive attitude and 81 (40.1%) had a negative attitude towards BLS.
CONCLUSIONS: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be considered as part of the dental curriculum. Workshops on a regular basis should be focused on skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for dental students.

Key words: Basic life support, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Knowledge, Attitude

Dhage Pundalika Rao Narayan, Suvarna V Biradar, Mayurnath T Reddy, Sujatha BK. Assessment of knowledge and attitude about basic life support among dental interns and postgraduate students in Bangalore city, India[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015, 6(2): 118-122.

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Age (year)	Interns	PG students	Total	P value
22-30	102 (100)	93 (93)	195 (96.5)	P<0.001
31-40	0 (0)	7 (7)	7 (3.5)
Total	102 (100)	100 (100)	202 (100)
Mean±SD	23.69±1.20	27.25±3.26	25.45±3.03

Gender	Interns	PG students	Total
Female	70 (68.6)	68 (68)	138 (68.3)
Male	32 (31.4)	32 (32)	64 (31.7)
Total	102 (100)	100 (100)	202 (100)

Knowledge score	Interns (n=102)	PG students (n=100)	Total (n=202)	P value
Poor	18 (17.6)	13 (13)	31 (15.3)	P>0.001
Average	64 (62.7)	75 (75)	139 (68.8)
Good	20 (19.6)	12 (12)	32 (15.8)

Attitude	Interns (n=102)	PG students (n=100)	Total (n=202)	P value
Negative	33 (32.4)	48 (48.0)	81 (40.1)	P>0.001
Positive	69 (67.6)	52 (52.0)	121 (59.9)	P>0.001

Score	Interns	PG students	Total	P value
Knowledge score	8.12±1.67	7.90±1.38	8.01±1.54	P>0.001
Attitude	3.51±0.79	3.42±0.71	3.47±0.75
Mean±SD	11.64±2.06	11.32±1.67	11.48±1.97