Somaraj Vinej, Shenoy Rekha P, Panchmal Ganesh Shenoy, Jodalli Praveen S, Sonde Laxminarayan, Karkal Ravichandra
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajas Dental College & Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
World J Emerg Med. 2017;8(2):131-135. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.02.009.
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and anxiety pertaining to basic life support (BLS) and medical emergencies among interns in dental colleges of Mangalore city, Karnataka, India.
The study subjects comprised of interns who volunteered from the four dental colleges. The knowledge and attitude of interns were assessed using a 30-item questionnaire prepared based on the Basic Life Support Manual from American Heart Association and the anxiety of interns pertaining to BLS and medical emergencies were assessed using a State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Questionnaire. Chi-square test was performed on SPSS 21.0 (IBM Statistics, 2012) to determine statistically significant differences (<0.05) between assessed knowledge and anxiety.
Out of 183 interns, 39.89% had below average knowledge. A total of 123 (67.21%) reported unavailability of professional training. The majority (180, 98.36%) felt the urgent need of training in basic life support procedures. Assessment of stress showed a total of 27.1% participants to be above high-stress level. Comparison of assessed knowledge and stress was found to be insignificant (=0.983).
There was an evident lack of knowledge pertaining to the management of medical emergencies among the interns. As oral health care providers moving out to the society, a focus should be placed on the training of dental interns with respect to Basic Life Support procedures.
这项横断面研究旨在评估印度卡纳塔克邦芒格洛尔市牙科学院实习生对基本生命支持（BLS）和医疗紧急情况的知识、态度及焦虑状况。
研究对象为从四所牙科学院自愿参与的实习生。实习生的知识和态度通过基于美国心脏协会《基本生命支持手册》编制的30项问卷进行评估，实习生对BLS和医疗紧急情况的焦虑状况则使用状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）问卷进行评估。在SPSS 21.0（IBM Statistics，2012）上进行卡方检验，以确定评估的知识与焦虑之间的统计学显著差异（<0.05）。
在183名实习生中，39.89%的人知识水平低于平均水平。共有123人（67.21%）报告未接受过专业培训。大多数人（180人，98.36%）认为迫切需要进行基本生命支持程序的培训。压力评估显示，共有27.1%的参与者处于高压力水平以上。评估的知识与压力之间的比较无显著差异（=0.983）。
实习生在医疗紧急情况管理方面明显缺乏知识。作为走向社会的口腔保健提供者，应重视对牙科实习生进行基本生命支持程序的培训。
