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Assessment of Knowledge of Basic Life Support Among Health Workers in Some Hospitals of the Federal Capital Territory Administration
(Nile University of Nigeria, 2025-01-02) Nwokorie, R.M.; Yakubu, S.Y.; Ekeng Offiong
Background: Basic life support (BLS) is the emergency care given to patients who have had cardiac arrest. It can be provided by trained or lay people. It maintains a patient’s life pending diagnosis and treatment. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among all health workers in some Federal Capital Territory Administration hospitals. Using an online survey tool, the Google form, we evaluated their knowledge of the 2020 American Heart Society guidelines of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and their conduct of CPR and noted their profession and years of practice. Completion of the form was voluntary and confidential. Results: The data was obtained from 188 health workers. Eighty-four (44.7%) were doctors, 79 (42%) were nurses and 25 (13.3%) were other health workers. The percentage of respondents irrespective of profession who got each question right ranged from 3.20 to 86.70%. The mean score was 50.31 ± 17.42%. Conclusion: Insufficient knowledge of cardiac arrest among health professionals is high. The relationship between profession and knowledge of BLS was found to be statistically significant. (p< 0.001) The relationship between years of practice and knowledge of BLS was not found to be statistically significant. (p = 0.290).