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https://doi.org/10.22514/SV141.052018.6
Assessment of basic life support skills among medical doctors and technicians in Belgrade emergency medical services
SLAĐANA ANĐELIĆ
; Belgrade Emergency Medical Services Franše d`Eperea 5, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
GORAN ČOLAKOVIĆ
IVANA STEFANOVIĆ
SNEŽANA BOGUNOVIĆ
NADA EMIŠ-VANDLIK
SRĐAN STOJANOVIĆ
Sažetak
Objective. Our aim was to assess BLS (basic
life support) skills among medical doctors
(MDs) and medical technicians (MTs) who
work at Belgrade Emergency Medical Services
(BEMS).
Methods. A prospective study was conducted
between 28 September and 9 December,
2016. MDs (Group 1) and MTs
(Group 2) attended an accredited course
in BLS at BEMS. At the end of the course
the participants were given a written test
consisting of 20 questions (pass rate 65%).
Te results were analyzed for each group
i.e. profession (Group 1 and Group 2) according
to the number of accurate and inaccurate
answers to each question. In the
end, a number of participants from each
group, who answered all 20 questions correctly,
were identifed. Te results obtained,
by test analysis, demonstrated the participants’
acquired BLS skills.
Results. Te study involved 100 participants
(50 in each group). All participants
from Group 1 correctly answered questions
number 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 17 and 20. In Group
1 only two participants had three incorrect
answers in the test. Te largest number of
incorrect answers was related to question
number 16. Tirty-four participants in this
group answered all questions correctly. All
participants from Group 2 gave correct answers
to questions number 2, 5, 9, 10 and
13. In Group 2, one participant had six incorrect
answers and one participant had 5
incorrect answers. Te largest number of
incorrect answers was related to questions
number 3 and 20. Nineteen participants
from Group 2 answered all questions correctly.
Te rate of correct answers between
Group 1 and Group 2 was 19.66 : 18.91
(0.75 diference).
Conclusion. Te research showed a satisfactory
level of knowledge in both groups.
However, there is a statistically signifcant
diference in the knowledge of MDs afer
the BLS course. Te results obtained justify
the ambitions that all healthcare professionals,
regardless of their qualifcations,
should be trained in applying BLS, both at
work and as eyewitnesses.
Ključne riječi
basic life support; knowledge/ skills; doctors; medical technicians; emergency service
Hrčak ID:
200425
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.6.2018.
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