Department of Paediatrics, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria. Email:
Department of Anesthesia, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Auchi Road, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 2023 Jul 28;40(7):697-703.
Although very crucial in medicine, mastery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation remains poor in many low and-medium income countries (LMICs) due mainly to the lack of readily accessible training facilities and expertise.
The current study was aimed at evaluating the knowledge of Basic Life Support (BLS) among senior-level medical students and doctors in Nigeria, as well as to evaluate the value of a video teaching method in improving the knowledge base of BLS. It was a two-cohort prospective study carried out over a duration of one month. Each group of participants had an initial assessment of their knowledge of Basic Life Support using a questionnaire. Thereafter, the 45-minute CHEMPIONS-BLS video was projected. On completion of the video session, the same questionnaire was again administered to each group of participants. This was followed by a practical, hands-on workshop at the skills laboratory. Data was collected using the questionnaires and comparisons were made between the pre and post-test responses.
Seventy-five medical students and 41 doctors were enrolled into this study. Overall, their knowledge of BLS and their exposure to previous BLS training were poor, but there was a significant improvement in the mean scores, and the overall performance after viewing the video just one time; t = 27.30, p = .000 and χ² = 116.01; p = .000 respectively.
This study reveals poor knowledge and exposure to basic life support training among both medical students and practicing doctors. It further reveals the value of a novel training method in improving BLS knowledge.
尽管心肺复苏术在医学中至关重要，但由于缺乏易于获得的培训设施和专业知识，许多中低收入国家（LMICs）的心肺复苏术掌握情况仍然很差。
本研究旨在评估尼日利亚高年级医学生和医生对基本生命支持（BLS）的知识掌握情况，并评估视频教学方法在提高 BLS 知识基础方面的价值。这是一项为期一个月的两队列前瞻性研究。每个组别的参与者都使用问卷对其基本生命支持知识进行初始评估。之后，播放了 45 分钟的 CHEMPIONS-BLS 视频。视频会议结束后，再次向每组参与者发放相同的问卷。随后在技能实验室进行了实践操作研讨会。使用问卷收集数据，并比较前后测试的反应。
共有 75 名医学生和 41 名医生参加了这项研究。总的来说，他们对 BLS 的了解和之前接受 BLS 培训的情况都很差，但观看视频后，平均分数和整体表现都有显著提高；t = 27.30，p =.000 和 χ² = 116.01；p =.000 分别。
这项研究表明，医学生和执业医生对基本生命支持培训的知识和经验都很差。它进一步证明了一种新型培训方法在提高 BLS 知识方面的价值。
