Key result
Survey finds ~83% of physiotherapy students understand CPR with broadly positive attitudes toward training.
Why the study?
Pakistan has a high death rate from road traffic accidents, and knowledge and attitude towards bystander CPR among rehab sciences students is important for emergency response.
Cross-Sectional (n=136)
The majority of physiotherapy students in Pakistan have a basic understanding of CPR and a positive attitude toward learning it, though knowledge levels suggest a need for formal accreditation programs.
Supports formal CPR accreditation in physiotherapy curricula; leaves open effects on skill retention and clinical outcomes.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pakistan has one of the most elevated death rates from road traffic accidents with an estimated 146,000 people died and 2.8 million injured per year. In number of emergency conditions, CPR is a significant life-sparing methodology in response to sudden heart failure accompanied by resuscitation, and fast defibrillation. Therefore, this study aims to explore the knowledge and attitude of rehab sciences students towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional survey conducted on 136 physiotherapy students recruited via convenience sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire including questions regarding knowledge and attitude towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation were distributed via email or Google Docs to record participants’ responses. RESULTS A total number of 136 responses received from distributed questionnaires from participants with mean age of 22.34±3.92 with 109 (79.2%) females and 27 (19.9%) males. It was revealed that (83.1%) majority of students have understating regarding CPR whereas (62.7%) has taken the course due to mandatory work or graduation requirement (58.2%) while the main source of attained knowledge was teaching by medical personnel in school/university. Moreover, (84.3%) students had a positive attitude to learn and perform CPR training. CONCLUSION It was concluded that that majority of students have understanding regarding CPR and had a positive attitude to learn and perform the technique. However, the knowledge was found to be average therefore an accreditation program is recommended for an undergraduate curriculum. Moreover, further studies are recommended to be conduct in future to evaluate the knowledge gaps in medical education. Cardiopulmonary, Resuscitation, Heart, CPR, Health, Physiotherapy, Defibrillator
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Sana Mohammad Yousuf (2021) reported a cross-sectional. CPR knowledge and attitude survey was evaluated on Understanding regarding CPR. A cross-sectional survey of physiotherapy students found that 83.1% had an understanding of CPR and 84.3% had a positive attitude toward learning and performing CPR training.
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