Abstract

Cardiac arrest is the life threatening condition and common emergency that is caused by sudden cessation of circulation leading to death of an individual. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the foundational technique for emergency treatment of cardiac arrest. The main aim of the survey was to assess the level of knowledge regarding adult and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation among paramedical students. The study was conducted on 60 paramedical students by using stratified probability sampling technique in selected college of Greater Noida. Demographic variables, structured questionnaire tool used for conducting the study. Data were analyzed with the help of Statistical analysis of knowledge score. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation). Inferential Statistics Chi square for association. Data showed that the majority of Paramedical students scored average marks i.e., 37(61.66%) whereas the minority scored excellent i.e., 2(3.33%). Hence, it was interpreted that the most of the Paramedical students had got average score with the mean value of 77.7and standard deviation was 22.15.

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