Knowledge, attitude and practice of surgical, emergency medicine and anesthesiology residents towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation in black lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Taddese, Mahelet (MD, Assistant professor of Anesthesiology) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Negussie, Mathias (MD) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-23T13:01:12Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:40:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-23T13:01:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:40:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction; Sudden cardiac arrest is a catastrophic medical emergency that may occur at any time in the hospital or pre-hospital setting. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS) are important life-saving, first-aid skills. Objectives: The objectives of this study was to assess clinicians’ knowledge, attitude and practice about evaluating possible cardiac arrest Patients and recognizing cardiac arrest, appropriate decisions and actions during Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and to determine which advanced life support courses had been undertaken and whether they were still valid Methodology:-A prospective cross sectional institutional based study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of surgery, emergency medicine and anesthesiology residents at Black lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Result: -A total 238 residents participated in the study, from these, 195 (81.9 %) were males and the rest females. They were between 25-38 years of age. Majority of the participants got a pass mark on knowledge assessment above 50% with average score of 56.4% while most of participants practiced CPR poorly. Conclusion: -In general the knowledge of resident is poor, which signifies the need for training regarding CPR. The overall positive attitude is encouraging and poor practice towards CPR should be improved. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13097 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Universty | en_US |
| dc.subject | cardiac arrest,anesthesiology | en_US |
| dc.title | Knowledge, attitude and practice of surgical, emergency medicine and anesthesiology residents towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation in black lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |