Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: March | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 54-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220308
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Knowledge among Physiotherapy Students in Ahmedabad
Jalpakunvarba Prabhatsinh Chauhan1, Hemal Patel2
1Second Year MPT Student, JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad.
2PG Guide & Lecturer, JG College of Physiotherapy, Ahmedabad.
Corresponding Author: Jalpakunvarba Prabhatsinh Chauhan
ABSTRACT
Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation reduces cardiac arrests and associated deaths when patients receive prompt CPR from trained healthcare professionals. Physiotherapists, using exercise as a therapeutic approach, need to have good CPR knowledge and skills not only to deal with possible adverse cardiac events during exercise but also because the widespread application of CPR and early defibrillation can significantly reduce mortality from a heart attack. In this study, we assessed cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge among physiotherapy students in Ahmedabad.
Aims and Objective: This study aimed to assess CPR knowledge among physiotherapy students in Ahmedabad.
Method: A cross-sectional study of physiotherapy students in Ahmedabad was conducted. An online survey was conducted with a self-administered questionnaire. The data was collected from 191 physiotherapy students in Ahmedabad aged 18-25 years. A CPR knowledge questionnaire was completed by the students and the result was analyzed with Microsoft Excel 2019.
Results: Our results suggest that the students were a good understanding of the importance of CPR in clinical practice and stand average in knowing its indications and effectiveness. Whereas, only 4.18% of them were completely aware of the universal compression ventilation ratio, and 38.21% were aware of the current order of CPR being compression, airway, and breathing.
Conclusion: In our study, we concluded that awareness of CPR is good among physiotherapy students in Ahmedabad.
Key words: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge, Physiotherapy Students, Awareness of CPR.