Abstract
Objective: The knowledge of healthcare professionals about life support is crucial for saving lives. It was aimed to evaluate the knowledge and awareness level of healthcare professionals about advanced life support. Materials and methods: Our study was conducted between 15.02.2021 and 15.03.2021 with healthcare personnel working in our hospital. Data were collected by the questionnaire method. The researcher prepared the survey questions according to the European Resuscitation Council COVID-19 guidelines and American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support algorithms updated in 2020. 265 healthcare personnel (physicians, physician assistants, family physicians, nurses, health officers, and anesthesia technicians) participated in the study. Demographic characteristics of the participants (gender, age, duration of service, duties, duty stations), training and practice status, and level of knowledge were evaluated. Results: 67.2% of the participants were female, and 32.8% were male. The majority of the participants were nurses working in the inpatient clinics. 49.9% had a tenure of 1-5 years. 52.0% had received advanced cardiac life support training, and 19.6% had obtained and used automatic external defibrillators. 63.8% had performed advanced cardiac life support on a patient. In our study, the general level of advanced cardiac life support knowledge of the participants was found to be low. There was no significant difference in advanced cardiac life support scores in terms of gender, age, occupation, workplace, and tenure (p=0.604; p=0.986; p=0.927; p=0.982; p=0.295, respectively). Conclusion: Providing in-service resuscitation training to healthcare workers in line with current guidelines and supporting them with practical applications can provide quality knowledge and skills and increase their awareness of their responsibilities.
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