Reddy Sahithi, Doshi Dolar, Reddy Padma, Kulkarni Suhas, Reddy Srikanth
Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India, Phone: +91-9440771991, e-mail:
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2013 May 1;14(3):511-7. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1353.
To assess and compare the knowledge of basic life support (BLS) among third, fourth and fifth (III, IV and V) year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) clinical students, dental interns, postgraduate students and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) faculty of Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
A BLS questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was used to assess the levels of III, IV and V years BDS clinical students, dental interns, postgraduate students and BDS and MDS faculty of Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad, India. Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (SPSS version 12.0) was used to analyze the statistical data. The p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
A total of 338 respondents took part in the study. When gender comparison was done with correct knowledge responses, statistically significant differences were noted for Q6, Q9, Q12, Q13, Q15 and Q17. For age groups and educational qualifications, significant difference was observed for all questions. It was noted that III, IV and V year undergraduate clinical students and half of interns had adequate knowledge when compared to postgraduate students (6.9%), BDS tutors (0.00%) and MDS staff (10.7%).
The study concludes that there is a significant lack of knowledge among postgraduates students BDS and MDS faculty, regarding BLS when compared to III, IV and V year's clinical BDS students and dental interns. This study emphasizes the need for all health care professionals to regularly update the knowledge and skills regarding BLS.
评估并比较印度海得拉巴市帕尼内亚牙科学院及医院的口腔外科学士（BDS）三年级、四年级和五年级临床学生、牙科实习生、研究生以及口腔外科学士和口腔外科硕士（MDS）教员对基础生命支持（BLS）的了解情况。
使用一份包含22个问题的BLS问卷，对印度海得拉巴市帕尼内亚牙科学院及医院的BDS三年级、四年级和五年级临床学生、牙科实习生、研究生以及BDS和MDS教员进行评估。采用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS 12.0版）分析统计数据。p<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
共有338名受访者参与了该研究。在对正确知识回答进行性别比较时，发现问题6、9、12、13、15和17存在统计学显著差异。在年龄组和教育程度方面，所有问题均观察到显著差异。结果表明，与研究生（6.9%）、BDS导师（0.00%）和MDS工作人员（10.7%）相比，BDS三年级、四年级和五年级本科临床学生以及一半的实习生具备足够的知识。
该研究得出结论，与BDS三年级、四年级和五年级临床学生及牙科实习生相比，BDS和MDS研究生及教员对BLS的了解严重不足。本研究强调所有医疗保健专业人员需要定期更新有关BLS的知识和技能。
