Knowledge and attitude towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation by non-medical staff at a medical school in Gauteng

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dc.contributor.authorJarghon, Saeb
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-14T10:31:32Z
dc.date.available2024-03-14T10:31:32Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Medicine (MMed) in Emergency Medicine to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, School of Clinical Medicine, Johannesburg, 2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: Sudden cardiac arrest can occur unexpectedly to any person and at any place including at medical schools. Improved outcomes after cardiac arrest are dependent on the initiation of early first responder high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and rapid defibrillation. There is a lack of data pertaining to the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of non-medical staff at medical schools regarding CPR. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of non-medical staff at a medical school in South Africa regarding CPR. Methods: A paper-based questionnaire was administered to non-medical staff fulfilling inclusion criteria at the medical school. Data was collected between 01 August and 25 October 2020. Results: The final study sample comprised of 150 participants. Of these, 68.7% were female, 72.7% were ≤ 40 years old, 41.3% had a postgraduate university degree, 48.0% had witnessed a medical emergency at the medical school premises and 30.7% had previously undertaken first aid or CPR training. The mean knowledge score was 4.4 ± 1.6 out of 12 with only 16.7% knowing what was the first thing to look out for during a medical emergency and 18.7% knowing the location of the automated external defibrillator. Most participants (90.7%) indicated that CPR training should be mandatory for all employees. Conclusion: Non-medical staff surveyed displayed suboptimal knowledge but positive attitudes and perceptions towards CPR. Although this was a single centre study, these results can be used to motivate for CPR training of non-medical staff at all medical schools.
dc.description.librarianTL (2024)
dc.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/37909
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolSchool of Clinical Medicine
dc.subjectCardiopulmonary resuscitation
dc.subjectNon-medical staff
dc.subjectMedical school
dc.subjectCPR knowledge
dc.subjectCPR perceptions
dc.subject.otherSDG-3: Good health and well-being
dc.titleKnowledge and attitude towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation by non-medical staff at a medical school in Gauteng
dc.typeDissertation
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