Measuring the Knowledge Levels of Health Staff on Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Aim: Return of spontaneous circulation is the first step of the goals to be achieved after cardiac arrest. Following the patient's cardioversion, advanced cardiac life support (ADLS) is the most important step that increases the chance of survival, which should be provided by a trained team. This study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge of healthcare professionals in different fields on ADLS and to investigate the effect of ADLS training on awareness. Method: Healthcare professionals consisting of specialist physicians, general practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, midwives, health officers, anesthesia technicians, emergency medicine technicians, laboratory technicians, and biologists in a state hospital were included in the study. The main differences were evaluated by a retrospective review of the responses to the pre- ADLS baseline assessment tests and the post-training tests. Results: The study consisted of 39 specialist physicians, 17 general practitioners, 217 nurses, 70 midwives, 29 health technicians, 22 health officers, 19 anesthesia technicians, 5 emergency medicine technicians, 4 laboratory technicians, 5 biologists, 5 pharmacists, 5 social workers, 4 dietitians. A total of 441 healthcare professionals from 12 different occupational groups participated. In the pre-test, it was seen that the number of participants who passed the 70 thresholds was 179, and the number of those who could not pass the threshold was 262. The success rate in the pre-test was found to be 40.5%. A post-test was applied to the participants after the IKYD training. In the post-test, in which 441 people participated, it was seen that everyone passed the threshold of 70 and was successful. The success rate in the post-test was 94%. Conclusion: In the light of our findings, we believe that the periodic repetition of the training on ADLS and the examination of the competencies of health workers by putting them to the test will contribute to raising awareness on the subject.