Impact of Compression Only Life Support Workshop on the Basic Life Support Knowledge in Lay People Aged 18-70 Years from Maharashtra
Authors/Creators
- 1. Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Parbahni Medical College, Parbhani
- 2. Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesia, GMC & MPGIMER, MUHS, Nashik
- 3. consultant and Head, Critical Care Medicine, SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Igatpuri, Nashik
- 4. III MBBS, SMBTIMS and RC, Igatpuri, Nashik
- 5. Intern, SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Igatpuri, Nashik
- 6. Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, GMC&MPGIMER, MUHS, Nashik
Description
Background and Aims: Compression-only life support (COLS) is a part of emergency care for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of cardiac arrest victims by lay persons outside the hospital which is developed by Indian resuscitation council of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists. Timely provision of basic lifesaving skills such as COLS to cardiac arrest victims on the site positively influences the final outcome. But the overall awareness and training of life saving skills like COLS among lay people is reported to be poor in India. We present this study which assessed current knowledge about COLS and impact of structured COLS workshops among the general adult population of Maharashtra. We also studied association of various socio demographic variables including literacy status on knowledge acquisition and tried to find suitable recommendations. Methods: Audiovisual demonstration followed by hands-on training of COLS was conducted. All the participants were subjected to pre and post-test before and after the demonstration and hands-on workshop using a pre designed, pre tested questionnaire. Questionnaire contained demographic information and questions on assessment of knowledge of people about COLS. There were 11 questions on various aspects of COLS with a maximum score of 20. Statistical analysis was done by using statistical software SPSS Version 18. Paired ‘t’ test and ‘Chi Square’ test was used for analysis and p value equal to or less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Among 1249 participants ranging between 18 years to 78 years were divided in different groups as per the gender and educational level. The gender distribution was comparable among different age groups. For all the groups, the mean post-test knowledge score was statistically significantly high as compared to pre-test score, indicating significant improvement in knowledge by attending the COLS workshop. The pre and post test results among both the genders were equal with no statistical difference showing equal grasping power. Whereas the literacy and educational status among the lay people made significant difference. Conclusions: Regular COLS hands-on workshop teaching to lay people is highly effective in improving basic lifesaving skills. More the literacy/ educational status of the lay person, better is the understanding and execution of COLS knowledge.
Abstract (English)
Background and Aims: Compression-only life support (COLS) is a part of emergency care for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of cardiac arrest victims by lay persons outside the hospital which is developed by Indian resuscitation council of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists. Timely provision of basic lifesaving skills such as COLS to cardiac arrest victims on the site positively influences the final outcome. But the overall awareness and training of life saving skills like COLS among lay people is reported to be poor in India. We present this study which assessed current knowledge about COLS and impact of structured COLS workshops among the general adult population of Maharashtra. We also studied association of various socio demographic variables including literacy status on knowledge acquisition and tried to find suitable recommendations. Methods: Audiovisual demonstration followed by hands-on training of COLS was conducted. All the participants were subjected to pre and post-test before and after the demonstration and hands-on workshop using a pre designed, pre tested questionnaire. Questionnaire contained demographic information and questions on assessment of knowledge of people about COLS. There were 11 questions on various aspects of COLS with a maximum score of 20. Statistical analysis was done by using statistical software SPSS Version 18. Paired ‘t’ test and ‘Chi Square’ test was used for analysis and p value equal to or less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Among 1249 participants ranging between 18 years to 78 years were divided in different groups as per the gender and educational level. The gender distribution was comparable among different age groups. For all the groups, the mean post-test knowledge score was statistically significantly high as compared to pre-test score, indicating significant improvement in knowledge by attending the COLS workshop. The pre and post test results among both the genders were equal with no statistical difference showing equal grasping power. Whereas the literacy and educational status among the lay people made significant difference. Conclusions: Regular COLS hands-on workshop teaching to lay people is highly effective in improving basic lifesaving skills. More the literacy/ educational status of the lay person, better is the understanding and execution of COLS knowledge.
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2024-05-25
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