Table 1 Responses of the questionnaire for the testing attitude of BLS
Survey questionnaire | Options | Responses of all participants No. and percentage | Responses of 7th-semester students No. and percentage | Responses of 9th-semester students No. and percentage | Responses of interns No. and percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Have you ever been exposed to basic life support previously? | A. Yes | (128) 63.4% | (28) 56.0% | (50) 65.8% | (50) 65.8% |
B. No | (74) 36.6% | (22) 44.0% | (26) 34.2% | (26) 34.2% | |
2. Whom do you think should need to be trained in BLS? | A. ALL | (192) 94.1% | (40) 80.0% | (76) 98.7% | (76) 98.7% |
B. MBBS students | (9) 4.4% | (7) 14.0% | (1) 1.3% | (1) 1.3% | |
C. Nursing staff only | (2) 1.0% | (2) 4.0% | (0) 0.0% | (0) 0.0% | |
D. Nursing students | (1) 0.5% | (1) 2.0% | (0) 0.0% | (0) 0.0% | |
3. If there is reluctance in providing BLS, then the reason could be… | A. You think that it will further harm the patient as you have little knowledge about it | (144) 71.3% | (34) 68.0% | (55) 72.4% | (55) 72.4% |
B. Fear of transmission of some disease to you | (15) 7.4% | (7) 14.0% | (4) 5.3% | (4) 5.3% | |
C. You will not like to take the responsibility | (9) 4.5% | (5) 10.0% | (2) 2.6% | (2) 2.6% | |
D. Legal problems | (34) 16.8% | (4) 8.0% | (15) 19.7% | (15) 19.7% | |
4. Regarding chest compressions | A. Will definitely give even if I don’t know how to give | (47) 23.3% | (15) 30.0% | (16) 21.1% | (16) 21.1% |
B. Will not give as I don’t know how to give | (66) 32.7% | (16) 32.0% | (25) 32.9% | (25) 32.9% | |
C. Depends on the availability of other person around for help | (78) 38.6% | (12) 24.0% | (33) 43.4% | (33) 43.4% | |
D. Not sure | (11) 5.4% | (7) 14.0% | (2) 2.6% | (2) 2.6% | |
5. Will you like to do mouth-to-mouth ventilation? | A. Yes | (79) 39.5% | (15) 30.0% | (32) 42.7% | (32) 42.7% |
B. Will like to use some barrier device | (95) 47.5% | (21) 42.0% | (37) 49.3% | (37) 49.3% | |
C. Will like some other person to do | (10) 5.0% | (4) 8.0% | (3) 4.0% | (3) 4.0% | |
D. Will not like to do at all | (16) 8.0% | (10) 20.0% | (3) 4.0% | (3) 4.0% |