Knowledge,attitude and anxiety pertaining to basic life support and medical emergencies among dental interns in Mangalore City,India
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.02.009
- Author:
Somaraj VINEJ
1
;
Shenoy P REKHA
;
Panchmal Shenoy GANESH
;
Jodalli S PRAVEEN
;
Sonde LAXMINARAYAN
;
Karkal RAVICHANDRA
Author Information
1. Department of Public Health Dentistry
- Keywords:
Basic life support;
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
Dental interns;
Medical emergencies;
State-Trait anxiety inventory
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2017;8(2):131-135
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and anxiety pertaining to basic life support (BLS) and medical emergencies among interns in dental colleges of Mangalore city, Karnataka, India. METHODS:The study subjects comprised of interns who volunteered from the four dental col eges. The knowledge and attitude of interns were assessed using a 30-item questionnaire prepared based on the Basic Life Support Manual from American Heart Association and the anxiety of interns pertaining to BLS and medical emergencies were assessed using a State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Questionnaire. Chi-square test was performed on SPSS 21.0 (IBM Statistics, 2012) to determine statistical y significant differences (P<0.05) between assessed knowledge and anxiety. RESULTS:Out of 183 interns, 39.89％ had below average knowledge. A total of 123 (67.21％) reported unavailability of professional training. The majority (180, 98.36％) felt the urgent need of training in basic life support procedures. Assessment of stress showed a total of 27.1％ participants to be above high-stress level. Comparison of assessed knowledge and stress was found to be insignificant (P=0.983). CONCLUSION:There was an evident lack of knowledge pertaining to the management of medical emergencies among the interns. As oral health care providers moving out to the society, a focus should be placed on the training of dental interns with respect to Basic Life Support procedures.
