A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Level of Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude Towards Basic Life Support Among Non-Medical Adult Population in the City of Chennai

Knowledge of BLS and practice of simple CPR techniques increase the chances of survival of the patient until experienced medical help arrives and, in most cases, is suffi cient for survival in itself. It is important that those who may be present at the scene of a cardiac arrest, particularly lay bystanders, have knowledge of appropriate resuscitation skills and the ability to put these into practice. Therefore, this study was done to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practices regarding Basic Life Support among nonmedical adult population in Chennai.