IMPACT OF SHORT BLS TRAININGS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Scientific coordinator: Corina Ioana Bocan MD,PhD Authors: Paul-Mihai Boarescu Ioana Chirilă Marisiensis

IMPACT OF SHORT BLS TRAININGS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Scientific coordinator: Corina Ioana Bocșan MD,PhD

Authors: Paul-Mihai Boarescu Ioana Chirilă

Marisiensis 2014 International Congress for

Students, Young Physicians and Pharmacists

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Background Conclusions

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Sudden cardiac death is described as a death from a cardiac cause with 1 hour from the onset of symptoms in a person without any prior condition that would apper fatal.

Sudden cardiac death is a serious problem in public health.

The rate of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low.

Objectives Material andmethod

Results

Taniguchi D. Emerg Med Clin N Am 30 (2012) 1–12

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Background


Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is dependent to the rapid onset of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Bystander practice of basic life support (BLS) is therefore essential for patients’ survival.

Bystanders, can only play their role within the chain of survival if they are adequately trained and if continuous repetitions of relevant training information are offered and used.

ObjectivesMaterial and

method Results Conclusions

Lešnik et al. International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011, 4:16

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Background Objectives Conclusions


To survey the knowledge and attitude towards BLS of the university students from Cluj-Napoca

Determine the impact of short BLS practical trainings

ResultsMaterial andmethod

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Background Objectives Material and Method Conclusions


A five days campaign to promote first aid and to train students how to perform CPR

165 university students - 21.97±2.68 years old

Each student had his own instructor who explained the BLS protocol

Students had the chance to perform CPR on a model

Results

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A questionnaire survey was administered

Questionnaire consisted of three sections :

- section 1 with demographic data: • Age• Sex• Faculty

Background Objectives Material and Method ConclusionsResults


- section 2 completed before the BLS training


• Have you ever attended a first aid course?

• If you see an unconscious person on the street would you give him or her first aid?

• Do you think it is necessary to take the pulse of an unconscious person?

• Would you perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to an unconscious person?

• Which is the correct order of the steps in basic life support, for an unconciuous person?


- section 3 completed after a short BLS training


• Which is the correct order of the steps in basic life support, for an unconciuous person?

• How well prepared do you consider yourself to perform BLS?

• Which is the frequency of compressions for cardiac massage?

• When do you stop performing CPR?

• Do you consider this short BLS training as beeing helpful?

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Background Objectives Material andmethod Results Conclusions


165 university students


Sex



Have you ever attended a first aid course?



If you see an unconscious person on the street would you give him or her first aid?



Do you think it is necessary to take the pulse of an unconscious person?



Would you perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to an unconscious person?



1. call for help2. call 1123. check the breathing 4. external cardiac massage

Which is the correct order of the steps in basic life support,for an unconciuous person?



1. call for help2. call 1123. check the breathing 4. external cardiac massage

Which is the correct order of the steps in basic life support,for an unconciuous person? - after the BLS training



Correct answers regarding the order of the steps in basic life support

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How well prepared do you consider yourself to perform BLS?



Which is the frequency of compressions for cardiac massage?



When do you stop performing CPR?

the victim becomes awakeyou are exhaustthe ambulance arrives

the victim has pulse a rib is broken



Do you consider this short BLS training as beeing helpful?


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Background ObjectivesMaterial and

method ConclusionsResults


University students have a lack of knowledge about how a correct BLS should be performed but they are interested in learning it.

A short BLS practical training offers a basic knowledge of the life support in case of emergency situations.

More compaigns to promote first aid should be organised.

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IMPACT OF SHORT BLS TRAININGS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Scientific coordinator: Corina Ioana Bocan MD,PhD Authors: Paul-Mihai Boarescu Ioana Chirilă Marisiensis